National estimates* of non-fatal horse related injuries treated in emergency departments, by injury circumstances†—USA, 2001–2003
| Circumstance | Annual estimate | (95% CI) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Numbers may not add up to totals because of rounding. | |||
| †Circumstance categories are mutually exclusive. Cases were coded to the furthest level of detail known. | |||
| ‡Estimate may be unstable because the coefficient of variation is more than 30%. | |||
| CI, confidence interval. | |||
| Mounted | |||
| Fall/thrown | |||
| And no other circumstances reported | 45 875 | (34 598 to 57 152) | 44.6 |
| And struck by or against object (eg, fence, tree) | 1896 | (993 to 2800) | 1.8 |
| And was stepped on, trampled, or kicked by horse | 1277 | (598 to 1956) | 1.2 |
| And horse fell/rolled | 1173‡ | (409 to 1938) | 1.1 |
| And other circumstance(s) | 522‡ | (120 to 924) | 0.5 |
| Bucked/reared/spooked | |||
| And no other circumstances reported | 153‡ | (22 to 284) | 0.1 |
| And person fell or was thrown | 7755 | (4367 to 11 142) | 7.5 |
| And other circumstance(s) | 777 | (394 to 1160) | 0.8 |
| While riding | |||
| And no other circumstances reported | 1718 | (1098 to 2338) | 1.7 |
| Struck against object | 1915 | (1169 to 2661) | 1.9 |
| And other circumstance(s) | 832 | (440 to 1223) | 0.8 |
| Horse tripped, fell, and/or rolled | |||
| And no other circumstances reported | 2475 | (1696 to 3253) | 2.4 |
| And person fell or was thrown | 1044 | (425 to 1664) | 1.0 |
| And other circumstance(s) | 189‡ | (37 to 341) | 0.2 |
| Other/unknown circumstance(s) | 425‡ | (165 to 685) | 0.4 |
| Not mounted | |||
| Kicked | 11 534 | (8917 to 14 150) | 11.2 |
| Stepped on | 6315 | (4243 to 8388) | 6.1 |
| Pushed into, pulled, jerked, or knocked down | 3076 | (2215 to 3938) | 3.0 |
| Bitten | 1817 | (1087 to 2547) | 1.8 |
| Bucked/reared/spooked | 1485 | (761 to 2209) | 1.4 |
| Struck by or against object | 1459 | (913 to 2004) | 1.4 |
| Body part caught | 1279 | (832 to 1725) | 1.2 |
| Hit by horse’s head | 1017 | (616 to 1419) | 1.0 |
| Horse tripped/fell/rolled | 831 | (413 to 1249) | 0.8 |
| Other/unknown circumstance(s) | 1475 | (929 to 2021) | 1.4 |
| Mounting/dismounting | |||
| Fell | 995 | (447 to 1544) | 1.0 |
| Jumped off | 652 | (325 to 979) | 0.6 |
| Other/unknown circumstance(s) | 852 | (541 to 1163) | 0.8 |
| Other/unknown mounted status | 2090 | (993 to 3187) | 2.0 |