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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,234
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24YO F WAS INJURED WHILE LIFTING BOXES DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| MOVING BOXES AND FELT PAIN IN NECK AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 22 YO WAS CARRYING A BOX AND IT FELL ON FOOT DX LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT WAS LIFTING SOME BOXES WHEN FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK, IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED TO THE POINT PAIN IS 8 DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS AT HOME, WAS MOVING SOMETHING OUT OF A CLOSET, WHEN A BOX FELL O N HER CAUSING A SPRAIN OT LT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT CUT RT FINGER ON A SERRATED EDGE OF A *** WRAP BOX, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. DX-RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | 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 |
| 24 YOF LUMBAR STRAIN LIFTED BOXES AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| FINGER LAC-CUTTING A BOX WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO STATES DROPPED A HEAVY BOX ON FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 20 YO F FOOT PAIN TRIPPED OVER CASE OF BEER IN GARAGE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 25 YOI FEMALE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PIEC E OF CARDBOARD TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A PIECE OF CARDBOARD TO EYE AT NIGHTCLUB DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BY PULLING A CARDBOARD BOX FROM A SHELF AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| 20YO/M WAS USING KNIFE TO OPEN BOX AND STABBED SELF DX RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 17 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, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| LUMBAR SPRAIN-HELPING LIFT A HEAVY BOX OF BOOKS AND FELT PAIN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION: 23YOM CUTTING CARDBOARD BOX, PIECE HIT EYE, @ HOME, PAIN RT EYE, WEARING HIS CONTACTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT TRIED TO KICK *** BOX OFF DRESSER, MISSED BOX KICKING DRESSER I NSTEAD AT HOME; FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT SPRAIN ANKLE PICKING UP HEAVY BOX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT STATES CUT FINGER WHEN HE DROPPED A BOX DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| BENT OVER TO LIFT HEAVY BOX AND INJ BACK WITH LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 17 YO M HAND PAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOXES TODAY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Bedspreads, throws or comforters |
| PT STATES INJURED WRIST WHILE PUSHING BED SPREAD BACK INTO BOX DX RT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 23 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 |
| STRIANED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING BOXES AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 19 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: Cardboard products, Poles |
| WAS PULLING SOMETHING OUT OF A CARDBOARD BOX, SLIPPED AND HIT HAND ON M ETAL POLE DX- HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| PT HAS BEEN HAVING LOWER BACK PAIN FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS. WAS LIFTING CAR DBOARD BOXES 2 DAYS EARLIER. HAS HX OF BACK PROBS. DX LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 24 YO F LUMBAR STRAIN WHILE MOVING PICKED UP A BOX AND TRIPPED* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HEAD CONT. PT WAS SLEDDING ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND FELL OFF HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HIT EYE WITH CORNER OF CARDBOARD BOX. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT STATES INJURED WRIST WHILE LIFTING BOXES DX RT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| FELL CARDBOARD SURFING DOWN HILL DX: BILAT HIP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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