Interesting Data: Most Excessively Common Injuries By State

It may not come as a surprise that bruises and open wounds are the most common injuries in every state across America — with the one exception of Colorado, where you’re more likely to have be injured by a ‘fall’. But did you know that ‘over-exertion’ is disproportionately common in North Dakota, and a ‘near-drowning’ experience six-times more likely in Hawaii?Or that Washington residents are unusually likely to suffer from spine dislocation, while those in Colorado are disproportionately likely to experience suffocation?

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