Top 17 Ways Montanans Land In The Emergency Room

What Are The Top Reasons For A Emergency Room Visit In Montana?

As the old saying goes, accidents happen; unfortunately, some accidents are a bit more painful and damaging than others.

In those cases, you might find you have to visit the hospital emergency room in Montana.

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How Many Times Have You Been To The Emergency Room?

Personally, I have lost count of the number of times I've had to go to the emergency room.

On the list of the most common reasons for a visit to Montana, I can check off three of those reasons. All three of them before my 25th birthday.

As I've gotten older, I try to keep myself out of harm a bit more in the hopes I can reduce the number of trips to the hospital.

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Who Visits The Emergency Room More, Men Or Women?

To figure out these stats, John Foy & Associates, who are personal injury attorneys, looked at the data provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over the past year.

There is only one reason for an emergency room visit in which women outnumber men, and that is for falls. 3,175,566 for women versus 2,422,822 men.

Perhaps that explains why women live longer than men.

Check out the other reasons for an emergency room visit across America in the gallery below.

Top 17 Ways Americans End Up In The Emergency Room

The personal injury attorneys at John Foy & Associates, using information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), examined the non-fatal injuries that came into emergency rooms over the course of a year. See the #1 entry in the Top 17 Ways Americans Land In the Emergency Room for full methodology.

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

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