TBI HIGHLIGHTS:  NEW JERSEY, 1999

1. In 1999, over 1,000 New Jerseyans died and more than 7,400 were treated in acute care hospitals for TBIs (Table 1).  Annually, about one-third of all injury deaths and 10% of injury hospitalizations result from TBIs.
2. The highest proportion and rates of TBI occurred among young adults and the elderly (Table 2 and Figure 1).  This is true for all racial and ethnic groups (Table 3). 

3. The primary causes of TBI were transport-related (40.3%), falls (34.2%) and intentional injuries (self-inflicted and assaults combined) (11.5%) (Table 4).  TBI disproportionately affects males in all categories of external causes (Figure 2). 

4. Of the 8,451 TBI occurrences in 1999, about 66% of injured persons were released to home, 19.1% received continued treatment such as skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation, or home therapy, and about 12.0% died with or without medical attention (Table 8).  

5. In 1999, in-patient hospitalization charges for TBIs in New Jersey amounted to over 212 million dollars with total in-patient care days of 52,786 for 7,871 hospitalizations (Table 9). 

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1:           Traumatic brain injury rate by age and sex, New Jersey, 1999

Figure 2:           Proportion of traumatic brain injuries by cause and sex, New Jersey, 1999

Figure 3:           Age-adjusted traumatic brain injury rates by county of residence, New Jersey, 1999

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:            Traumatic brain injuries by age and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 2:            Traumatic brain injuries by age and sex, New Jersey, 1999

Table 3:            Traumatic brain injuries by age and race/ethnicity, New Jersey, 1999

Table 4:            Traumatic brain injures by age and cause, New Jersey, 1999

Table 4A:         Motor-vehicle-related traumatic brain injuries by age and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 4B:         Fall-related traumatic brain injuries by age and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 4C:         Assault-related traumatic brain injuries by age and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 4D:         Self-inflicted traumatic brain injuries by age and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 5:            Firearm-related traumatic brain injuries by age and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 6A:         Traumatic brain injuries by cause and sex, New Jersey, 1999

Table 6B:         Traumatic brain injuries by cause and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 7A:         Traumatic brain injuries by county of residence and sex, New Jersey, 1999

Table 7B:         Traumatic brain injuries by county of residence and outcome, New Jersey, 1999

Table 7C:         Traumatic brain injuries by county of residence and major cause, New Jersey, 1999

Table 7D:         Traumatic brain injuries by county of residence and age, New Jersey, 1999

Table 8:            Traumatic brain injury-related hospitalizations by disposition and age,     New Jersey, 1999

Table 9:            Traumatic brain injury-related hospitalization charges and in-patient care days by expected primary payer, New Jersey, 1999

LIST OF MAPS

Map 1:             Traumatic brain injuries by county of residence, New Jersey, 1999

Map 2:             Traumatic brain injury rate by county of residence, New Jersey, 1999

Map 3:             Transport-related traumatic brain injury rates by county of residence, New Jersey, 1999

Map 4:             Fall-related traumatic brain injury rates by county of residence, New Jersey, 1999

Map 5:             Assault-related traumatic brain injury rates by county of residence,   New Jersey, 1999

TECHNICAL NOTES

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Funded by the Public Health and Health Services Block Grant

For questions about this report:  chs@doh.state.nj.us