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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,661
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT SUS CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER CUTTING EYE WITH PIECE OF PAPER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| 23YOF ACCIDENTLY POKED LT EYE ON CORNER OF CHRISTMAS PAPER; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| 23YOF WAS USING WRAPPING PAPER YESTERDAY WHEN IT FLIPPED UP SCRATCHING RT EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Paper cutters |
| PT WAS CUTTING PHOTOS ON PAPER CUTTER AND CAUGHT FINGER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 21 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paper products |
| 21YO PT W/RASH ON BOTTOM X2-3 DAYS, EXPOSURE TO NEW TOILET PAPER; SKIN RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE-C/O REDNESS AND TEARING TO RT EYE AFTER HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH A NEWSPAPER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| ACC POKED INTO EYE WITH A PIECE OF ROLLED UP PAPER, ?MECH, +BLURRY VISI ON>>CONJ LAC/CORNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paper products |
| RASH-C/O RASH WITH VAGINAL ITCHING AFTER USING A NEW TOILET TISSUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| 24YOF CAUGHT THE CORNER OF THE NEWSPAPER IN RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Paper products |
| USED DIFFERENT VAGINAL WIPE ALLERGIC REACTION VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | 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: Paper products |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: L EYE PN, POSS SCRATCH W PAPER X 1D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 17 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Pipes |
| DX CONTU FINGER: FINGER SMASHED B/T METAL BAR & ROLL OF PAPER; SWELL'G OVER DISTAL R 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| ABRASION NOSE-C/O RED, PAINFUL ABRASION TO NOSE AFTER USING A ROUGH TIS SUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PAPER FLEW INTO PTS EYE YESTERDAY, CONTUSION TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STATES STACK OF PAPERS FELL ON HER, NOW W SHORTNESS OF BREATH DX: SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| DX SPRAIN LUMBOSACRAL: PN IN LOWER BACK; DEVELOPED AFTER THROW'G OUT SOME PAPER IN THE TRASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 21 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: Paper products |
| 21 YOF SUSTAINED A LT FINGER CUT FROM PAPER TODAY AT HOME DX-LT FINGER LACERTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| 21 YO STATES GOT TOILET PAPER STUCK IN EAR DX F.O.B IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| HAS TISSUE STUCK IN VAGINA USED IN PLACE OF TAMPON FOREIGN BODY VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STATES SHE WAS BURNING SOME PAPER TODAY AND COULDN'T FIND STICK TO P USH INTO FIRE, KICKED IT W/ HIS FOOT. DX. 1 DEG BURN R FOOT, PAIN R F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| LACERATION PERIANAL AREA-C/O PAIN AND BLEEDING FROM RECTAL AREA DUE TO HEMORRHOIDS AND USING TOILET PAPER ON TENDER AREA.SMALL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL AT HOME BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER, LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS, HIT THE WALL. DX-CONTUSION LOW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| 23YFC USED TOILET PAPER IN EAR AS AN AN EARPLUG TO DROWN OUT NOISE AND NOW IS UNABLE TO REMOVE IT/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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: Paper products |
| L EYE CORNEAL ABRAS/17YOM BLEW HIS NOSE WITH A PAPER TOWEL YESTERDAY AN D BELIEVES PAPER TOWEL SCRATCHED EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| LAST PM, USED BABY WIPES/LAVANDER SCENTED WIPES B/C RAN OUT OF TOILET P APER&TODAY NOTICED IRRITATION IN THE PERINEUM>>HYPERSESTIVITY RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| CONTUSION RT FOOT-SUS INJ WHEN A 20 LB. ROLL OF PAPER FELL, LANDING ON RT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| 24 Y/O FELL, C/O ANKLE AND KNEE PAIN SLIPPED ON PAPER AND FELL. DX-SPRAIN LEFT FOOT AND KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Paper products |
| HIT IN EYE WITH PAPER AIRPLANE DX: PENETRATED INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| F.B. (TOILET PAPER) IN R EAR: WHEN SHOWERS GETS WATER IN EARS,"PUTS TOILET PAPER IN EARS" SHOVED 2 BALLS PAPER, UNABLE TO REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/PAPER AT SCHOOL. DX: EYE IRRITATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 22 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: Paper products |
| PT HAD FB TO EYE 2 DAYS AGO, TRIED TO TAKE OUT WITH PAPER TOWEL, NOW IR RITATION WITH FB TO EYE-CONTUSION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| 16 YOM HAD PIECE OF PAPER IN HAND AND ACCIDENTALLY SCRATCHED LEFT EYE S USTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT BRUSHED IN EYE WITH A SHEET OF PAPER YESTERDAY, TODAY WITH INCR EASING PAIN, EYE WATERING; EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| INJ EYE WITH PAPER. DX. EYE INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| 16Y/O,M,PUT TISSUE IN EAR TO BLOCK OUT LOUD MUSIC AT CONFERENCE, REMOVA L F B L EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | 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: Paper products |
| FOOT CT-DROPPED A ROLL OF PAPER ON FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| 18YO HISP FEMALE STS TISSUE STUCK IN L EAR FOR 5DAYS DX L EAR FOREIGN BODY S/P REMOVAL , L OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paper products |
| SUDDENLY DEVELOPED THROAT CLOSING AFTER TOUCHING ANTISEPTIC WIPES >>ALLERGIC RXN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| R GROIN PAIN PUSHING STACK OF PAPERS DX: GROIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 24 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: Paper products |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO HAND WHEN HIS WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN WHEN SOMEONE THREW A NEWSPAPER AT HIS CAR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| LEFT THUMB INJURY FROM CUTTING ON CARD. DX-ACUTE 3 CM LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT HAD A CHOKING EPISODE ON A PIECE OF PAPER, WAS DELIVERED BODY BLOWS TO BACK AND PAPAER DISLODGED. DX-CHOKING EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 23 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: Paper products |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY IN EAR - S/P DUE TO PLACING TISSUE IN EAR TO PROTECT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| 25YO BLACK MALE HIT IN L EYE WITH PIECE OF PAPER,C/O L EYE PAIN DX L EYE PAIN, L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT PUT TOILET PAPER IN EAR. DX: FB L EAR, L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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