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Background: In 2008, motor vehicle occupant deaths in the United States (U.S.) declined to their lowest level in the last three decades, while motorcyclist deaths increased to an all time high, more than doubling in the last 10 years. 
Objectives: To estimate the number of emergency department (ED)-treated nonfatal motorcyclist injuries in the U.S. between 2001 and 2008, describe important characteristics of these injuries, compare rates of nonfatal to fatal injury, and project the number of ED-treated motorcyclist injuries that may be observed in 2010 and 2020.
Methods: Data were obtained from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemAll Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) for the years 2001 through 2008.  Injuries were categorized by body part primarily affected, primary diagnoses, and ED discharge disposition. Weighted estimates and rates were calculated, and linear regression was used to estimate the number of future motorcycle injuries.
Results: Between 2001 and 2008, an estimated 1,221,690 persons were treated in a U.S. ED for a non-fatal motorcycle injury. The highest injury and fatality rates occurred in the 20-24 year-old age group.  Motorcycle fatality rates increased 50% from 1.29 per 100,000 persons in 2001 to 1.94 per 100,000 persons in 2008.  ED-treated nonfatal motorcyclist injuries also displayed an increasing trend, and preliminary projections indicate these injuries may nearly double again from 170,000 to 320,000 annual injuries between 2008 and 2020 given current trends. 
Discussion: Reversing the increasing trend of motorcyclist injury, death, and cost across the U.S. will take a concerted effort among traffic safety and public health practitioners, the medical community, and policymakers.

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