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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 189
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 61YOF AT HOME HIT LEG ON CARDBOARD BOX LAC R LOWER LEG DX/4CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| DROPPED A CARTON OF JUICE DX. LOWER LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT C/O PAIN TO CALF AFTER MOVING HEAVY BOXES DX STRAINED CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS STABBED BY A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF SOME CARDBOARD WHILE TRYING TO THROW IT IN THE TRASH CAN. DX RIGHT CALF PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT AT A STORE WALKED INTO A LARGE FIRM CARDBOARD BOX SUSTAINED A CONTUS ION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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