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Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Unintentional Poisoning-Related ED Visit Rate

State: Hawaii
Measurement Period: 2019
This indicator shows the age-adjusted number of emergency department visits for unintentional, nonfatal poisoning per 100,000 people. 

Why is this important?

A poison is any substance that is harmful to the body when too much is eaten, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin. In 2010, emergency departments in the United States saw over 830,000 visits due to poisoning. The majority of poisonings result from overdoses of medication, especially prescription painkillers. This has been exacerbated by the opioid epidemic. Among children seen in the emergency department, medication overdoses are twice as common as poisoning from other household products. 
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State: Hawaii

89.0
visits/ 100,000 population
Source: DOH EMS Injury Prevention System Branch
Measurement period: 2019
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: January 2021
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Technical note: Data calculated by the Hawaii Department of Health EMS & Injury Prevention Systems Branch based on raw data from the Hawaii Health Information Corporation (through 2015) and Laulima Data Alliance (2016 forward).

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Change in methodology for 2016:
In October 2015 hospitals transitioned from the International Classification of Diseases version 9 (ICD-9) to ICD-10, and the case definition was expanded to include poisoning diagnoses beyond the principal diagnosis.
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Filed under: Health / Prevention & Safety, Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders, Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health Behaviors