Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Self-inflicted Injuries Among Youth Aged 10 to 24 Years in the United States, 2001-2015

Peer-Reviewed Study · Melissa C. Mercado et al. · November 21, 2017

For girls aged 10–14, emergency-department self-inflicted-injury rates rose from 119.4 per 100,000 in 2001 to 317.7 in 2015, with an 18.8% annual percentage change during 2009–2015.

Among girls aged 10 to 14 years, rates increased from 2009 to 2015 (18.8% per year; 95% CI, 12.1%-25.8%).

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For girls aged 10–14, emergency-department self-inflicted-injury rates rose from 119.4 per 100,000 in 2001 to 317.7 in 2015, with an 18.8% annual percentage change during 2009–2015. An annual percentage change is not an 18.8% total increase. The study does not test social-media exposure or causation.

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