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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| A STOCKING HANGER FELL AND LAC BELOW PT'S RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LACERATION EYELID - 18 MOM POKED LEFT LOWER EYELID WITH A METAL HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT RAN INTO COAT RACK; FOREHEAD LAC., FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HAS COAT HANGER CAUGHT IN EYELID, SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT FACE WITH PLASTIC HANGER WHEN PLAYING WITH BROTHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HANGER INJURY DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Clothing |
| COAT RACK OVERLOADED, W/HANGERS/CLOTHES AND TOP BENT OVER AND STRUCK PT 'S FOREHEAD. DX. CONT R FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FACE WITH CLOTHES HANGER WHICH CAUSEDCELL ULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 8 MONTH OLD FEMALE WAS STUCK WITH A CLOTHES HANGER ACCIDENTALLY. PUNCTU RE WOUND, LEFT LOWER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HANGER VS. FACE DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 4YOF-LACERATION FOREHEAD-FELL IN MALL HIT FOREHEAD ON CLOTHES RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT IN FACE WITH WIRE HANGAR;CONT, FH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Tables |
| SWINGING ON COAT RACK AT SCHOOL, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TABLE. DX. LACFA CIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF ON LEFT CHEEK WITH END OF A METAL CLOTHES HANGER, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF WITH HANGER DX. FACIAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF WITH COAT HANGER DX. EYELID LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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