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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:175Face:77
Elbow:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS HEAD FROM STRIKING A CLOTHES RACK AT A STORE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT HIT HEAD ON CLOTHING RACK AT PRESCHOOL DX: 1CM LT EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE ONTO LEFT ELBOW. DX. SUPRACONDYLAR ELBOW FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/11/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHI WHEN CLOTHES RACK FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2003Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD AFTER HITTING HEAD AGAINST CLOTHES RACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FATHER STATES PT FELL HITTING A CLOTHES RACK DX; FOREHEAD LAC 2CM MILD CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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