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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC SHOVEL DX:CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CHI-SCALP LAC-SIBLING HIT PT W/ ICE SCRAPER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD BY ANOTHER CHILD WITH PLASTIC HANDLE OF SNOW SHOVEL. HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER A SNOW SHOVEL FELL ON HIM WHILE PLAYING IN THE YARD* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOWER LIP LACERATION: PLAYING OUTSIDE, PICKED UP METAL SNOW SHOVEL, LOST BALANCE, END OF SHOVEL CUT LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| DAD WAS SHOVELING SNOW WHEN PT WALKED INTO SHOVEL AS DAD WAS TURNING; C HEEK LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 10 MONTH OLD FEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON ICE SCRAPER; DX: CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PATIENT STRUCK IN FACE WITH SNOW SHOVEL WHILE BUILDING AN IGLOO; CHEEK LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Sleds |
| PT WAS ON SLED WITH SIBLING FELL OFF IN YARD HIT HEAD ONTO SNOW SHOVEL. DX HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW/ CONTUSION RT HAND, THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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