Nonfatal Injury Emergency Department Visits and Inpatient Hospitalizations Among Persons Under Age 65 With an Intellectual and Developmental Disability or Deaf or Hard of Hearing Disability

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Analyzes disparities in emergency department and inpatient hospitalization among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), people who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), and those without IDD or DHH. Utilizes Kentucky ED and inpatient discharge data from 2019 to 2023. Breaks down data by demographic category, including metropolitan or nonmetropolitan dwelling.

Terry L. Bunn, Jacqueline Seals, Dana Quesinberry, Alaina Murphy, Julia F. Costich

Injury Epidemiology, 12, 27

05/2025

Emergency department and urgent care services · Hearing impairment · Injuries · Inpatient care · People with disabilities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Kentucky