During the analyzed period between 2005 and 2016, the ED visit rates resulting in admission in counties that were in the near path of a hurricane increased by around 38.9 percentage among those aged 65 years and older in the week the hurricane happened, and around 6.9 percent in the first week following the hurricane. The numbers are compared to pre-hurricane injury-related ED visit rates. This statistic illustrates the percent change in emergency department (ED) visits resulting in admission in U.S. counties being in the near path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group.
Change in ED visits resulting in admission in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group*
* Percentage change in the population rates of injury-related emergency department (ED) visits resulting in admission after a hurricane, compared to pre-hurricane rates.
Near path: Those counties through those not in the direct path but affected by a hurricane wind speed of 34 knots per hour or greater, based on information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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AHRQ. (November 17, 2020). Change in ED visits resulting in admission in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195114/ed-visits-resulting-in-admission-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ. "Change in ED visits resulting in admission in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group*." Chart. November 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195114/ed-visits-resulting-in-admission-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ. (2020). Change in ED visits resulting in admission in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195114/ed-visits-resulting-in-admission-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ. "Change in Ed Visits Resulting in Admission in U.S. Counties Being near The Path of a Hurricane 2005-2016, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195114/ed-visits-resulting-in-admission-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
AHRQ, Change in ED visits resulting in admission in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195114/ed-visits-resulting-in-admission-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Change in ED visits resulting in admission in U.S. counties being near the path of a hurricane 2005-2016, by age group* [Graph], AHRQ, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195114/ed-visits-resulting-in-admission-change-in-counties-near-path-hurricane-by-age-us/
