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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,258
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A SUPERFICIAL LACERATION ONTO HER LEFT HAND WHEN A MAILBOX CLOSED ONTO HER, HAS REDNESS & FEVER. DX - CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCHED A MAILBOX DX: R HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED A MAILBOX 1 WK AGO. DX: R BOXER'S FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT HAND ON MAILBOX CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED A MAILBOX. DX: R BOXER'S FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HAND LACERATION, FELL ON YARD ORNAMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HAND LACERATION, FELL ON DECORATIVE YARD EQUIPMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT GOT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A MAILBOX CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 3 YOF WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE, STRUCK HAND ON A MAILBOX , PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FRACTURE HAND - 15 YOM C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN SINCE HITTING AGAINST A MAIL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HAND CONTUSED, HIT ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT CUT HAND ON METAL LAWN EDGING DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CONTUS R HAND; PUNCHED A MIALBOX LAST PM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 22 YEAR OLD MALE HIT MAILBOW WITH HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| REACHING IN MAILBOX & FELT STING TO HAND INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT. WHO WAS MAD AT GIRLFRIEND, PUNCHED MAILBOX. D: FX, 5TH METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCHED FRIEND'S MAILBOX DX: R HAND FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CHILD PLAYING WITH ANTIQUE METAL "BLOWER" USED AS DECORATION IN GRANDMA 'S FRONT YARD. TURNED CRANK & PUT HAND IN HOUSING. D:2ND METATARSAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 21 Y/O W/M CUT HAND WHEN HIT MAILBOX WITH FIST AT HOME. WAS ANGRY BECAUSE WIFE WAS RAPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HAND LACERATION, FELL ON YARD DECORATION AND CUT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED MAILBOX LAST PM. DX: R HAMATE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT @ GRANDMA'S HOUSE TRIPPED NEAR PLAYGROUND AREA HITTING A ROCK AND METAL LAWN EDGING CUTTING HAND. DX HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HAND SPRAIN-LOST FOOTING-FELL-HIT A BIRD BATH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON A WINDMILL BLADE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FX R 5TH METACARPAL; STRUCK MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WHILE HANGING BIRD FEEDER FROM TREE DX: LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| BIRD BATH FELL ON HAND,CUT RT WRIST-LACERATION RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL WHILE CHASING SQUIRREL AWA FROM BIRD FEEDER, FELL ONTO CONCRETE. DX. 3 CM HAND LAC ON L. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED A MAIL BOX OUT OF ANGER. DX HAND FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LACERATED LT HAND CAUGHT IN WINDMILL AT HOME-HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RESTRAINED BS PASSENGER IN MVA, CAR HIT PATCH OF ICE , LOST CONTROL AND HIT MAILBOX/ CONTUSION RT HAND, WRIST , FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT HAND ON A MAIL BOX. D: HAND CONTUSION/ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS RUNNING IN THE HOUSE & FELL ON LANDSCAPE EDGING, CUTTING RT. PALM. DX: DEEP HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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