One in every six patients tracked by healthcare database Amino was diagnosed with an injury in 2018, according to CNBC.
To assess which injuries were most common, Amino reviewed electronic insurance claims data from 2012 to 2016. Amino specifically analyzed claims containing ICD codes for various physical injuries.
Here are the most common ways patients were injured in each state, according to Amino's analysis:
Alabama: Chest injury
Alaska: Sprained knee
Arizona: Motor vehicle accident
Arkansas: Motor vehicle accident
California: Motor vehicle accident
Colorado: Suffocation
Connecticut: Sprained back
Delaware: Rotator cuff sprain
Florida: Head injury
Georgia: Motor vehicle accident
Hawaii: Scrape
Idaho: Suffocation
Illinois: Facial injury
Indiana: Struck by object
Iowa: Arm injury
Kansas: Insect bite
Kentucky: Fall
Louisiana: Facial injury
Maine: Broken ankle
Maryland: Sprained hand
Massachusetts: Concussion
Michigan: Hand injury
Minnesota: Spine dislocation
Mississippi: Chest injury
Missouri: Animal bite
Montana: Sprained knee
Nebraska: Over exertion
Nevada: Suffocation
New Hampshire: Sprained knee
New Jersey: Sprained hand
New Mexico: Suffocation
New York: Knee injury
North Carolina: Insect bite
North Dakota: Over exertion
Ohio: Sprained back
Oklahoma: Rotator cuff sprain
Oregon: Sprained back
Pennsylvania: Chest injury
Rhode Island: Sprained neck
South Carolina: Insect bite
South Dakota: Spine dislocation
Tennessee: Motor vehicle accident
Texas: Insect bite
Utah: Suffocation
Vermont: Spine dislocation
Virginia: Fall
Washington: Spine dislocation
West Virginia: Back injury
Wisconsin: Spine dislocation
Wyoming: Suffocation