Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,948
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	809	Upper Trunk:	237
Neck:	171	Finger:	124
Ankle:	116	Head:	78
Wrist:	75	Upper Arm:	75
Shoulder:	62	Lower Arm:	62
Knee:	53	Eyeball:	46
Face:	21	All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
18YOF WAS SHOVELING SNOW SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INJURING L THUMB DX- THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
24 YOF, AND PAIN SHOVELING SNOW, SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
17 YO F HURT CHEST SHOVELING SNOW. DX CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
24 Y/O/M C/O BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING LAST SUNDAY DX: THORACIC & LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
17YOM, C/O ANT. NECK PAIN THAT BEGAN AFTER SHOVELING THE SNOW LAST PM >>NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WITH SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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
23 Y/O/F C/O NECK PAIN - SHOVELING SNOW DX: CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
19 YO FEMALE SHOVELING SNOW WITH SISTER AND HIT ON FACE WITH THE SHOVEL . DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HEADACHE AND NEAR SYNCOPE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DEVELOPED LOWER BP WHILE SHOVELING SNOW DX BP *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
18YOF PUNCTURE WOUND, CONTUSION/ STRAIN TO UPPER ARM BITTEN BY A DOG WH ICH JUMPED THE FENCE WHILE SHE WAS SHOVELING SNOW*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	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
24YOM HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SNOW SHOVELING DX;# LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
23 YOM FRACTURED AN ANKLE WHILE SHOVELLING SNOW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS AT HOME SHOVELING SNOW, STRAINED LWR BACK WITH MUSCLE SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 18 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
3 DAYS AGO, HE WAS SHOVELING THE SNOW, AT HOME, & NOW LT HIP HURTS- PAIN MADE WORSE BY LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS. DX; LT HIP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO ANKLE AFTER DROPPING A HEAVY SHOVEL ON IT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/EDGE OF ICE SCRAPER. DX: L EYE PENETRATING INJURY, CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/ICE SCRAPER WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE IT FROM CAR VISOR. DX: L CORNEAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 20 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 C/O OF LOW BACK PAIN SINCE SHOVELING SNOW MONTHS AGO, DX LOW BACK PA IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	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: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE USING A SNOW SHOVEL. DX: RIGHT HERNIATED L 4/5 HERNIATED DISK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
21 YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
3D AGO WAS SHOVELING THE SNOW, TURNED TO THE RIGHT&FELL A POP IN THE RI GHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX// LUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	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: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING OUT HIS CAR AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WITH HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
ELBOW PAIN SINCE SHOVELING. DX. FOREARM STRAIN, EPICONDYLITIS.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
SHOVELING SNOW OFF ROOF, FELL TO GROUND/ RT HIP, ANKLE INJURY, MULT CO NTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 23 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
PT INJURED HIS LT SHOULDER WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME. DX: LT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT BROTHER THREW ICE SCRAPPER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT PT IN THE HEAD DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING PREVIOUS DAY CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SUSTAINED NECK PAIN AFTER SCRAPING ICE OFF CAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HAS MUSCLE STRAIN TO (L) HAND FROM SHOVELING SNOW----(L) THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 16 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CONTUSION LOW BACK - 16 YO MALE REPORTS HE FELL WHEN SHOVELING SNOW TON IGHT - FELL DIRECTLY ONTO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING ON ROOF BEGAN TO SLIP, CAUGHT SELF BUT TWISTED RT KNEE; CAN B ARELY STAND. INTERNAL DERANGEMENT RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME WHEN HE DEV PAIN IN HIS MID TO L SIDE OF CHEST. PAIN WORSE W/ MOTION. DX CHEST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Footwear
STRAIN AND SPAIN LOW BACK - 25 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN A FTER SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME - MORE AFTER BENDING OVER TO TIE SHOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
C/O FACIAL BLEEDING S/P FOOLING AROUND IN THE SNOW&ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK FACE AGAINST THE HANDLE OF THE SHOVEL>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps
C/O SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN SINCE A FALL DOWN SOME ICY STEPS&HAS BEEN SH OVELING SNOW>>MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
C/O KNEE PAIN S/P SLIPPED&FELL ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING THE DRIVEWAY >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
19YOM WHILE SHOVELING SNOW WITH A SNOW SHOVEL AT HOME DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;LUMBAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT HAS HAD ANKLE PX SINCE SHOVELING SNOW 2 WK AGO. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
FELL BACKWARDS WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX BACK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT INJURED BACK SHOVELING SNOW. DX; BACK PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
MUSCLE STR LOW BACK/23YOM WAS SLOVELING SNOW LAST NIGHT AND C/O BACK PA IN AFTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF WORSENING SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE WAS OUT SHOVEL ING THE SNOW>>SHORTNESS OF BREATH RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Buckets or pails
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW YEST AND CARRYING AROUND A HEAVY BUCKET OF SALT. DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER SHOVELING. DX LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE USING A SNOW SHOVEL. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT INJURED FINGER WHILE USING A SNOW SHOVEL. DX: FOURTH FINGER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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