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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,492
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CAUT FINGER ON CARDBOARD BOX LACERATION LEFT LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| INJURED BACK LIFTING CARDBOARD BOXES DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT BY PLASTIC WRAP BLADE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| DX MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY: BOARD GAMES FELL ADN HIT PT'S TOP OF HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT. REPORTED PAIN TO LOWER BACK POSSIBLE SUSTAIN FROM LIFTING HEAVY BOX DX- ACUTE MYOFASICAL STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Plastic wrapping products |
| PT DROPPED PLASTIC WRAP CONTAINER AND CAUGHT IT WITH OPEN HAND SERATED EDGE OF BOX CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| KNEE SPRAIN - 22 YOM C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN AFTER FOOT SLIPPED OFF A CARDBO ARD BOX HE WAS STEPPING ON TO CRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HIT SELF WITH A PIECE OF CARDBOARD DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT SUST STRAIN TO LOWER TRUNK WHILE LIFTING BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT FINGER ON AN ALUMINUM FOIL BOX DX: R THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT SUST MUSCLE STRAIN TO CHEST LIFTING BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| TRIPPED OVER CARDBOARD BOX IN HALLWAY INJ ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Tool sheds |
| LIFTING CAQRDBOARD BOX OUT OF SHED WHILE CLEANING OUT DX STRAINED TO BA CK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| WAS LIFTING A HEAVY BOX DX RT HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| MOVING BOXES TODAY HURT R HAND. DX R HAND CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LOW BACK STRAIN-C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING AND TRYING TO MVE CASES OF SODA. HEARD A POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| POKED IN LT EYE WITH A PIECE OF CARDBOARD DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT. C/O UNABLE TO BEAR WT. BACK PAIN RADIATES DOWN LT. LEG. PT. WORKIN G AS A TILE SETTER,BUT UNEMPLOYED. LIFTED HEAVY BOXES OF TILE.DX.STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT HIT A THICK PIECE OF CARDBOARD DX: FRACTURE RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| BOX FELL ON RIGHT FOOT DX CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| BOX FELL ONTO PT NOSE C/O BLEEDING DX: LAC NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| MOVING BOXES AND SOMEONE HIT BOX AGAINST RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER DX: CONTUSION TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SHOEBOX FELL OFF SHELF, HIT FOREHEAD, SNAPPED NECK NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT THUMB WITH *** KNIFE WORKING ON PROJECT IN SCHOOL CUTTING CARDBO ARD DX:LAC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 23 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED L OWER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTED A HEAVY BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH CARDBOARD AT NOON TODAY - HAS BLURRED VISION IN LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 22 YOWF WAS MOVING CARDBOARD BOXES WHEN SHE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HER FOREA RM.DX.STRAIN FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| ACUTE SPRAIN LT FOREARM, C/O PAIN LT FOREARM, S/P LIFTING BOXES OF CARDS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| STUBBED TOES ON HARD CARDBOARD BOX/ CONTUSION RT 4TH AND 5TH TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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