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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,908
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 24 YO F, C/O CHEST PAIN THAT STARTED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, DX ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 24YOM DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 Y/O MALE SHOVELING SNOW LAST WEEK AND NOW HAS BACK PAIN DX: MID BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 16 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 16 YR OLD FEMALE SHOVELING SNOW YESTERDAY AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 20 YR OLD FEMALE SHOVELING SNOW DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: THORACIC & LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 18 YOF SHOVELING SNOW AND HURT BACK BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 22YOM, CHEST PAIN SINCE SHOVELING SNOW, CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 24YO MALE WITH CHEST PAIN FROM SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 23YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL ON WOOD PILE DX: RIB INJ |
| 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: 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: 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: 01/11/2009 | 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: 12/23/2008 | Age: 23 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| RIB STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND RIBS BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| DX ACUTE UPPER BAC STRAIN/SPASM/ WHICH BEGAN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW & HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW PAIN IS SHARP WITH ROM OF BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 17 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| COMPLAINING OF WORSENING CHEST WALL &UPPER ABDOMINA WALL PAIN THAT STAR TED AFTER SHOVELING SNOW ON FRIDAY >> MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS INJURED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX: CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT LOWER RIB AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CONTUSION UPPER BACK - 21 YO MALE REPORTS HE FELL OFF HIS ROOF WHEN SHO VELING SNOW OFF ROOF - STRUCK UPPER BACK AND HEAD ON SNOWBANK |
| 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: 12/15/2007 | 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: 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: 02/20/2007 | 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: 12/15/2006 | 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 |
| PT INJURED BACK WHILE SHOVELING. DX: MED. BACK PAIN/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW, HIT A CRACK AND HANDLE JABBED INTO HIM/ CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| THORACIC STRAIN-PAIN SINCE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2005 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW 1 WK AGO, TO ER WITH UPPER BACK PAIN, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 22 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 22 YO MALE WAS SHOVELING SNOW TWO DAYS AGO - HAS CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW YESTERDAY. DX-CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| AFTER SHOVELING SNOW, PT DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CHEST WALL STR. PT INJURED CHEST WHEN SHOVELING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEST WALL STRAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| C/O CHEST PAINS W/ RADIATION TO L ARM SINCE SHOVELING SNOW ~4 DAYS AGO. DX: ACUTE CHEST PAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HURT BACK SHOVELING SNOW DX: DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STRAIN CHEST WALL, VIA EMS, PT SUST INJURY SHOVELING SNOW, C/O CHEST PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| CHEST PAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW DX: MYOFACCIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2001 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2000 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2000 | Age: 21 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/13/2000 | Age: 20 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/1999 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/1999 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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