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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,182
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| CUT LIP ON WATER FOUNTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| CAUGHT FINGER UNDER WATER FOUNTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| SLIPPED HIT HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| LOST FOOTING, HIT HEADON WATER COOLER AT HOME SCALP LAC CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PT GOT ANGRY AT SCHOOL PUNCHED A WATER FOUNTAIN SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING CHIN ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT MASS; FRONT TOOTH OUT, DENTAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PT HIT KNEE ON CORNER OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN DX LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| HIT FOREHEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| SPILLED WATER FROM WATER COOLER ON FLOOR ATHOME THEN SLIPPED ON FLOOR L ANDED ON L KNEE KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.FELL AT WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL AND BIT TONQUE DX-TONQUE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| 12 YO BM - L WRIST INJURY - POSSIBLE GROWTH INJURY - LEANED ON HYPEREX TENDED WRIST ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| HIT IN HAND WITH WATER COOLER BOTTLE - FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PT. WAS AT SCHOOL AT ORPHANAGE AND PASSED OUT AT WATER FOUNTAIN. DX. S YNCOPE, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| LIP LACERATION - 8 YOF WALKED INTO WATER FOUNTAIN LACERATING LOWER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| FELL AND HIT HEAD AGAINST A WATER COOLER NO LOC SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST ON WATER COOLER. DX: 3 CM LACERATION, REPAIRED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PATIENT FELL INTO WATER FOUNTAIN AT URGENT CARE CENTER; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| CUT HAND ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| ALLERGIC REACTION TO SOMETHING AFTER DRINKING FROM WATER FOUNTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| GOT AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM A 120 VOLT WATER FOUNTAIN NOW WITH CHEST PAI N, DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK; CONTUSION, RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| STATES SHE RAN INTO A WATER FOUNTAIN AT THE PARK. FOREHEAD CONTUSION. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PATIENT HIT HER CHIN ON A WATER FOUNTAIN. DX-LACERATION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| LAC (L) THUMB, PT PLAYING WITH WATER FROM THE WATER FOUNTAIN AT THE BRONX ZOO, SOME BLEEDING, NO PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PATIENT STANDING IN HEAT AT OUTDOOR CONCERT. FELT LIGHTHEADED ANDPASSED OUT AT WATER FOUNTAIN. D: DEHYDRATION, SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| HIT NOSE ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALDX: MINOR TRAUMA TO NO SE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Drinking fountains, Hot water |
| CHILDS OLDER BROTHER WAS IN BARN POURING WATER OVER HEAD FROM A COOLER CHILD MUST HAVE HIT THE HOT WATER LEVER, HE DID THE SAME BURNING BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PT LIFTING WATER COOLER INJURED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PT WAS AT DAY CARE WHEN SHE INJURED LIP ON WATER FOUNTAIN, LAC TO LOWER LIP. D: LACERATION LOWER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| DRINKING FOUNTAIN LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains, Day wear |
| LT THIGH LAC-AT WATER FOUTAIN-CAUGHT HIS PANTS ON THE FOUNTAIN & WAS CUT ON SHARP METAL AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| RT KNEE CONTUSION-SLIPPED WHILE WALKING TO DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT NURSING HOME, INJURING RT KNEE AND NECK. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| FELL AND HIT CHIN ON WATER FOUNTAIN, SLIPPED ON WATER. DX CHIN LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| CUT HEAD ON WATER FOUNTAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| PT RUNNING CAUGHT FINGER ON WATER FOUNTAIN, FX L 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| MOM STATES FELL OFF OF FIVE FOOT WATER FOUNTAIN LANDED ON SAND HEMATOMA RT SIDE OF HEAD DX: SCALP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking fountains |
| CHILD SLIPPED ON WATER WHILE GETTING DRINK AT FOUNTAIN. BONKED HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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