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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,201
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 25 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 |
| PATIENT PICKED UP A BOX AND NOW EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 17 YOF HAD SOME BOXES FALL ON HER LT FOOT, EARLIER, STILL HAVING LOTS OF PAIN. DX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| MOVING BOXES ALL DAY INJ WRIST RESULTING IN PAIN WITH GANGLION CYST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT HAS ACRYLIC NAILS, WAS LIFTING A HEAVY BOX, NAIL GOT CAUGHT ON A BOX AND FLIPPED BACKWARDS INJURING NAIL BED. DX-FINGERNAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| STRUCK IN EYE BY CARDBOARD BOX/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT WAS LIFTING A BOX THIS MORNING, C/O RIGHT MID BACK PAIN, HURTS MORE WITH MOVEMENT. DX-BACK PAIN, MUSCULOSKELETAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT NOW EXPERIENCING PAIN IN BACK AFTER LIFTING BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION-HIT WITH CARDBOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products, Gas ranges or ovens |
| CARDBOARD PIZZA BOX LEFT ON GAS STOVE PREV DAY - CAUGHT FIRE - NO FD WELLNESS CHECK - NO INJURY // SLEEPING AT TIME - SAME AS #1178 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products, Gas ranges or ovens |
| CARDBOARD PIZZA BOX LEFT ON GAS STOVE PREV DAY - CAUGHT FIRE - NO FD WELLNESS CHECK - NO INJURY // SLEEPING AT TIME - SAME AS #1177 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LIFTING HEAVY BOX AND INJ BACK STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PAIN I LEFT FOOT WHILE MOVING BOXES# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT HAND ON EDGE OF CARDBOARD "TIN FOIL" BOX/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | 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 |
| PATIENT HAS LOW BACK PAIN FROM LIFTING HEAVY BOXES YESTERDAY AT HOME. DX; STRAIN TO LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2007 | Age: 21 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 WAS AT HOME LIFTING CARDBOARD STRAINED LWR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT HAND WITH AN *** KNIFE WHILE CUTTING BOXES AT HOME DX// LEFT HAN D LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT YSTATES INJURED FINGER LIFTING BOXES DX RT FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| C/O PT STATES INJURED BACK PICKING UP BOXES DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| MOVING BOXES DX MYOFASCIAL STRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SLIDING DOWN GRASS HILLO IN CARDBOARD BOX AND TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A BRANCH AND STUCK OUT LEG,TWISTING AND FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT FINGER ON BOX CUTTER WHILE OPEING UP A BOX OF TOOLS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS AT HOME MOVING SOME BOXES, CASUING ACUTE LUMBAR AND THORACIC BAC K STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| MOVING HEAVY BOXES AND INJ CHEST WALL RESULTING IN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LIFTING HEAVY BOXES AND INJ ROTATOR CUFF STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SPRAINS THUMB WHEN A BOX FELL ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LUMBAR STRAIN LIFTING BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SPRAINS WRIST WHEN FELL UP A HILL WHILE CARRYING A BOX. NO LOCATION GI VEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT SCRAPED EYE W/CARDBOARD. DX: R EYE TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT MOVING HEAVY BOXES AT HOME INJURED UPPER BACK DX// THORACIC SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 18 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: Cardboard products |
| C/O P T STATES DROPPED BOX ON FINGER DX RT FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE-STACKING CARDBOARD-PIECE FLEW IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| C/O PT STATES A BOX ACCIDENTLY FELL ON BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | 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: Cardboard products |
| DROPPED CASE OF BEER ON TO HAND CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 LIFTED A HEAVY BOX AND SPRAINED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| STUCK A PIECE OF CARDBOARD IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| REACHING FOR BOX IN CLOSET ON SHELF,LAMP FELL AND HIT CHEEK AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| C/O PT STATES INJURED BACK LIFTING BOXES DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| DROPPED A BOX ONTO FOOT AND NOW IT IS SWOLLEN AND CONTUSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN MOVING BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS PARTICIPATING IN BOX CAR DERBY AT *** AND LACERATED HIS EYEBROW. DX: 2 CM LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT STRIANED ARM WHEN LIFTING BOXES YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES REINJURED ANKLE WHILE LIFTING BOXES DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES WAS MOVING BOXES ,STEPPED WRONG AND TWISTED FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK LIFTING CARDBOARD BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 24 YO F STRAIN TO ELBOW AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOXES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LACERATES FINGER WITH RAZOR BLADE WHILE CUTTING BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LUMBAR STRAIN LIFTING BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Doors |
| CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOX AND DOOR. DX CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES FELT A PO IN KNEE WHILE CARRYING A BOX DX RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT STUBBED LEFT 5TH TOE ON A CARDBOARD BOX AT HOME. D: FRACTURE LEFT 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT LIFTED A HEAVY BOX AT HOME YESTERDAY AND INJURED BACK DX// ACUTE LUMBAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| C/O PT STATES INJURED SHOULDER PICKING UP BOXES DX LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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