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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,412
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 22 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: Public equipment |
| CONTUS BILAT HANDS; HAD ARGUMENTS WITH BROTHER & PUNCHED A SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SIGN FELL ON RIGHT LEG OF 23 YO MALE RIGHT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| NOSE LAC-HIT NOSE ON A METAL DISPLAY BAR-AT LOCAL STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT PUNCHED SIGN DURING "ANGER RAGE". D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WITH HAND PAIN AFTER HITTING SIGN. +ETOH. D: HAND METACARPAL CONTUSI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT HIT BY "FLYING" NEWSPAPER STAND TO (L) HAND. SUSTAINED CUT AT BASE OF (L) THUMB. DX: 6CM LAC (L) PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| LAC R HAND FROM MENTAL SIGN FRI EVENING.DX LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| RT HAND CT-PT HIT A TREE, SIGN, & GARAGE IN ANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | 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: Public equipment |
| THORACIC STRAIN-HOLDING A SIGN-THEN WENT RUNNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SHOCKED FROM TOUCHING ELECTRICAL BUBBLE MACHINE. DX. MILD ELECTRICAL S HOCK R FA, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT HIT FOREHEAD ON A TELEPHONE BOOTH AND LACERATED FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT C/O RT RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT AT FRONT STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 16 YOF AT CLUB BURNED BY LIQUID FOGGER MACHINE BURN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 16 Y/O M INJURED R HAND WHEN HIT STEEL PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AT SCHOOL. DX; R HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND AFTER PUNCHING A PAY PHONE WHILE FOOLING AROUND WITH HIS COUSIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 17 YO M CUT HAND ON SIGN LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SWING HAND WHILE WALKING, HIT SIGN FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 23 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: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| LAC THUMB ON A SHARP EDGE OF A DISPENSER IN BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HEAD LAC, A SIGN FELL ON PT HEAD IN ***. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HAND CT-"PUNCHED A SIGN AT A TAVERN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 19 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: Public equipment |
| CONTUSION TO RIBS WHEN FELL ON CONVEYOR BELT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT UNDER ETOH INTOXICATION, FELL DOWN & STRUCK THETURNSTIL E AT THE SUBWAY STATION, NO LOC, C/O EPIGASTRIC PAIN & SWELLIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PUNCHED SIGN TONIGHTLEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PUNCHED THROUGH METAL SIGN, CUTTING RIGHT FOREARM. DX: LACERATION, RIGH T FOREARM; CONTUSION, RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | 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: Public equipment |
| PT STATES PUNCHED A BULLETIN BOARD IN ANGER HURTING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON METAL SIGN. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| RAN INTO SIGN OUTDOORS/FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT HAD A SIGN FALL OFF OF WINDOW AT HOME HITTING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD, L AC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 18 Y/O M INJURED R FOREARM WHEN FELL OFF OF SIGN HE WAS STANDING ONBEHI ND PIZZA PARLOR. DX; L FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SMASHED L HAND ON PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER AT SCHOOL. L HANDSPRAIN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CHI - WAS ORDERING FOOD AT A RESTAURANT AND THE MENU ITEM SIGN FELL DOW N HITTING TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A PARKING METER CONTUSION ELB OW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WAS WORKING ON GRATING PIT WITH FRIEND OUTSIDE, IT SLIPPED CUTTING LEG. PRETIBIAL LACERATION RIGHT LEG. NONWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SIGN FELL, HIT ANKLE DX. ANKLE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON HAND DRYER IN RESTAURANT BATHROOM. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SIGN FELL DX. HEAD CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HIT IN MOUTH BY SIGN HE WAS HOLDING UP - ABRASION LOWER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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