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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,353
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCHED MAILBOX DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS - 18 YOF BELTED DRIVER OF A CAR THAT STRUCK A BRICK MAILBOX HEAD ON GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, OVERCORRECTED AND ROLLED TO SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HAVING AN ARGUMENT W/ STEPFATHER -PUNCHED MAILBOX RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles |
| PT RAN INTO A MAILBOX ON A DIRTBIKE SUS A HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FOREARM CONTUSION - 21 YOM BELTED DRIVER OF A CAR PASSED OUT AND CAR ST RUCK A MAIL BOX THEN RAN INTO A DITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A METAL MAILBOX AT 2250 AND INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND. DX RIGHT HAND BOXER'S FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT 5TH MC FX-PUNCHED A MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT RESTRAINED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN HIGH SPEED CAR ACCIDENT, HIT MAIL BOX OR TELEPHONE POLE; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PW RT LOWER BACK FROM METAL MAILBOX. BENDING OVER & WAS GETTING UP, DOOR TO LG MAILBOX STABBED HIM. DX; 1 CM AVULSION LAC W/ CENTRAL PW LB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT. STATES R FOOT GAVE WAY WHILE GOING TO MAILBOX, FELL IN DITCH. DX. R FOOT SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT RING FINGER FX-AT HOME-RAN INTO A MAILBOX WHILE RUNNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT MAILBOX WITH RT FIST C/O PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 20 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: Decorative yard equipment, Lawn mowers |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION - HIT FINGER ON MAILBOX WHEN MOWING YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT HAND PAIN. HIT THE MAILBOX ON PURPOSE. DX; CONT RT 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SUST FRACTURE TO FOREARM HIT ARM ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| TWISTED ANKLE ON STEPPING STONEDX FX LEFT LATERAL ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| MVA RESTRAINED DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND HIT A MAILBOXNO AIRBAGS D EPLOYED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| WOOD F.B. RIGHT THUMB, REMOVED -STRUCK HIS MAILBOX TO KEEP FROMSTRIKING ANOTHER PERSON GETTING WOOD IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 22 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| CONTUSION RT CHEST, FELL AGAINST A RAILROAD TIE IN GARDEN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUT HAND ON NAIL IN MAILBOX WHILE GETTING MAIL, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| UNHELMETED MOTORCYCLIST LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK MAILBOX. D: HUMERUS FRACTURE, FACE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| DROPPED A LANDSCAPING BRICK ON TOE/RT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A METAL MAILBOX AT HOME. D: HAND ABRASION/CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT RIB FRACTURE.PT WENT OUT TO THE MAILBOX AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT CHEST ON MAIL BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT. STEPPED IN A HOLE GOING TO MAILBOX TWISTING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL AGAINST MAIL BOX DX. CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT MAILBOX - FRACTURE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CERV SPR/20YOWF DRIVING 30 MPH AT 6PM WAS IN BUICK ***.NO AB.WAS IN SEA TBLET. SPUN & DID 360, HIT MAIL BOX AND WENT INTO YARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Paper products |
| CUT RIGHT FOOT ON GLASS ON WAY TO MAILBOX TO GET NEWSPAPER. LACER ATION TO RIGHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT RESTRAINED DRIVER OF MVA HIT ICE SPUN OUT HIT MAILBOXES, ACUTE L HIP CONTUSION SECONDARY TO MVA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| MVC LAST NIGHT, UNRESTRAINED BACK SEAT PASSENGER, DRIVER HIT MAILB OX. RIGHT KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT LEFT HAND ON EDGE OF OLD RUSTY MAIL BOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT FIST ON METAL MAILBOX LAC PALM,LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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