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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 835
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 18 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, House repair or construction materials |
| DX RIGHT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER LACERATION: JUMPING DOWN FROM ROOF AND CAUGHT FINGERS ON GUTTER AT HOME (PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RT PALM LACERATION.PT CUT PALM WHILE CLEANING OUT GUTTERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 20 YOWF INJURED ANKLE WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED IN A DRAIN PIPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| HIT HAND ON EDGE OF GUTTER DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 17 YOM WAS INJURED WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DRAIN HOLE ON SIDE OF THE ROAD AS HE WAS WALKING HOME. CONTUSION OF UPPER CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT LACERATED HAND ON METAL GUTTER. +ETOH. D:PALM LACERATION, ETOH ABUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT HIT HEAD AGAINST SEWAGE PIPE IN BASEMENT DX: CHI + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| LUMBAR CT-@ HOME-CLEANING HER GUTTERS-FELL FROM 3RD RUNG OF THE LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS WALKING ON CEMENT PIPES AND SLIPPED BETWEEN PIPES, OPEN WOUND TO KNEE/LEG AND ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 21 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT STS SHE FELL INTO A DRAINAGE PIPE. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT HAD LEFT EAR HIT WITH A METAL PIPE DX: LAC TO LEFT EAR + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| STRUCK WITH A GUTTER ON L ORBITAL AREA. 2CM L CHEEK $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RIGHT ANKLE SPR, PT SLIPPED ON A METAL DRAIN GRATE AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT STATES HE & A FRIEND WERE WRAPPING SOME PIPES TO USE FOR SWORDFIGHTI NG JUST PLAYING AROUND HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT WAS A RESTRAINED DRIVER INVOLVED IN MVA, STRUCK A SEWAGE DRAIN. DX-CERVICAL STRAIN, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT CUT FINGERS ON A GUTTER'S EDGE; LAC RT 4TH & 5TH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CLEANING GUTTERS W/ TREE SUPPORT JUMPED TO GROUND LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| SLIPPED ON ICE FOOT HIT DRAIN PIPE - FRACTURE TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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