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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,105
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND DEVELOPED BACK AND CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 19 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, House repair or construction materials |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 19 YO MALE WAS SHOVELING SNOW OFF ROOF WITH HIS FATHER TODAY - FELT AND HEARD A POP IN HIS LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK FROM SHOVELING SNOW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| RIGHT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT STRAINED UPPER BACK SHOVELING SNOW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SHOVELING SNOW SLIPPED - STRAINED R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, BACK PAIN - STRAINED UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| H/O CKP, C/O EXCERBATING KNEE PAIN S/P SHOVELING SNOW >> KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW WITH MOTHER AND WAS STRUCK IN NECK BY MOM'S SHOVEL AND F ELL RESULTING IN THROAT TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 17 YO M PAIN TO KNEE FELT POP WHILE SEATED AFTER SHOVELING MULCH AT SCCHOOL ( VO TECH) TODAY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 19 YOM JUMPED ON SHOVEL HANDLE STRUCK HEAD CONT R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| P/W KNEE PAIN S/P SHOVELING SNOW THE WHOLE DAY " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN - WAS LIFTING AND SHOVELING SNOW X 2 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 24 YO F BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT C/O RT ARM AND SHOULDER PAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 24 YOF STRAINED LOWER TRUNK SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 18 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A PLASTIC SHOVEL WHEN SHOVELING SNOW AT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 24 YOM SLIPPED ON ICE, R HAND STRUCK SNOW SHOVEL - LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 22 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| DIRECT INGUINAL HERNIA/22YOM INJURED SELF WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STRAIN SHOULDER - 25 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF LEFT SHOULDER PAIN WHEN S HOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 24 YO M CERVICAL STRAIN PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW. DX LUMBAR CONTUSION,CERVICAL STRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 20 YOM STRAINED R KNEE SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| RIGHT HIP CONT. PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO SHOVEL SNOW THAT WAS PILED UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OFF ROOF SHOVELING SNOW./ LT CALCANEAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 16 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SPRAINED HER UPPER BACK BY SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| L SHOULD INJ/24YOM WITH HISTORY OF L SHOULD INJ/ROTATOR CUFF INJ, WAS S HOVELLING SNOW 3 DAYS AGO AND SINCE HAVING SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 16 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW. DX MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STS: PULLED MUSCLE IN THE CHEST WHIEL SHOVELING SNOW" CW PAIN" |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND BACK STARTED TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 20 YOM STRAINED LOWER TRUNK SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 22 YOM STRAINED LOWER TRUNK SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CONT. L FOREARM, PT SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME. |
| 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND HIT LEFT GREAT TOE WITH SHOVEL SUSTAINING A C ONTUSION WITH SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA TO TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 23 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 24 YOM DISLOCATED L SHOULDER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| ROTATOR CUFF SYNDROME-PAIN SINCE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 21 YOF SHOVELING SNOW LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| INJURED FINGER WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX. SWELLING R MIDDLE FINGER DISTA L PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 18 YOM L DIGIT HIT A SNOW SHOVEL CONT L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 24 YOM SUSTAINED LUMBAR STRAIN SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STS: PLASTIC SHOVEL BLEW INTO HIS MOUTH " LIP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL AND HIT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| IMPACTED TOE ON SHOVEL WHILE CHOPPING ICE CONTUSION GREAT TOE AND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW HAD LOW BACK PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CONTUSION HEAD AFTER FALLING TO SIDEWALK WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW, 2 DAYS AGO, WITH OUT GLOVES ON- HANDS STILL NUMB & PAINFUL, DEVELOPING BLISTERS ON RT HAND. DX: FROSTBITE, BILATE. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| INJURED BACK SHOVELING SNOW, C/O LOW BACK HURTING, PAIN/INJURY, NO PE 3 WEEKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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