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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 427
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIPPED OVER NEWSPAPER NO LOC DX LAC TO HAND , ABR TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paper products |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS - 38 YOF HAS SWELLING AND REDNESS TO HER RIGHT HAND, STATES USING BABY WIPES WITH NEWBORN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT LEFT A CANDLE BURNING YESTERDAY WHEN SOME PAPER CAUGHT FIRE SHE REAC HED OVER TO HANDLE THE SITUATION AND SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT GOT STUCK WITH A NEEDLE TO THE HAND WHILE CLEANING PAPER SUSTAIEND " RT HADN PUNCTURE WOUND" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Doors |
| PLAYING W/CHILD, RUNNING, SLIPPED ON PAPER AND SLAMMED FINGERS INTO DOO R. DX. FX R METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| STRAIN HAND - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT HAND PAIN RADIATING UP WRIST - REPORTS PAIN AFTER RUBBING A LOTTERY TICKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| FELL GOING TO PAPER BOX DX R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products, Other ranges |
| PT C/O BURN TO LFT HAND. PT WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF PAPER OVER STOVE AN D IT CAUGHT FIRE. DX 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HAND.NO FIRE DEPART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT PUT HAND IN PAPER BEING BURNED OUTSIDE, DX BURNS TO RT PALM, NO FIRE DPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Drinking glasses |
| LACERATION HAND - 55 YOF WAS REACHING TO GET A PAPER TOWEL AND BROKE A GLASS LACERATING HER RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products, Plastic products |
| PT. WAS WORKING ON CAR, NOTICED BURNING UNDER DASH, TOOK PAPER TOWELS T O PUT IT OUT, PLASTIC MELTED ON SKIN. DX. R/L HANDS, BURNS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Paper cutters |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE CUTTING PAPER W/CUTTER. DX: 3 CM L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| RIGHT HAND CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A NEWSPAPER AND INJURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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