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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,026
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles, Soccer |
| RT HAND PAIN AFTER HITTING POLE WHILE PLAYING SOCCER. SOCCER GOALIE, DIVED FOR BALL, HIT POST W/ HEAD. DX; FX RT 5TH MC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| HIT HAND ON WOODEN POST DX BROKEN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| 16 YOM STRUCK A WOODEN POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| PT GOT ANGRY YESTERDAY AT SCHOOL PUNCHED A CEMENT POLE CONTUSION TO RIG HT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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: Poles |
| PATIENT, "HORSING AROUND" YESTERDAY, SCRAPED HAND ON WOODEN POST. D: ABRASION, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | 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: Poles |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A WOOD POST WITH FIST WHEN ANGRY AT HOME; HAND CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles, Hammers |
| HELPING FRIEND HIT HAND ON POLE WHEN MISSED POLE WHEN TRYING TO HIT POL E WITH HAMMER DX LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 19 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: Poles |
| PUNCHED A METAL POLE/ CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A WOOD POST. D: HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A PILLAR OR WALL IN BASEMENT 1 WEEK AGO, INCREASED HAND PAIN; HAND FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 24 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: Poles |
| PT SLIPPED AND HIT POLE; RT HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| PAIN TO 5TH DIGIT OF RT HAND AFTER PUNCHING POLE. DX; BRUISE/ RT HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A PLASTIC POLE WHILE AT BUCKEY RANCH RESIDENTAL FACILIT Y LAST NIGHT; HAND CONTUSION., HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Poles |
| HIT RIGHT HAND AGAINST POLE @ THE REC CENTER. DX HAND INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 18 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: Poles |
| ABR TO RT HAND 2ND DIGIT. PUNCHED A POLE. DX; HAND ABR, CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| PATIENT CUT HIS HAND ON A CANE POLE. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND, 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| PUNCHED A POLEDX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| PT RUNNING DOWN BOAT DOCK, SLIPPED HITTING RT HAND ON A POLE, FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Poles |
| 22 YO M CAUGHT HAND IN METAL POLE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| 16 Y M HIT HAND ON METAL POLE AT HOME. DX: CONTUSION OF RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| PT PUNCHED A METAL POLE IN ANGER - PAIN TO RIGHT FIST. D: FRACTURE DI STAL 3RD METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| BECAME ANGRY AND HIT A WOODEN POLE WITH HIS RT HAND. FX RT HAND. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Poles |
| RT HAND FX-PUNCHED A METAL POLE INJURING RT HAND. C/O PAIN & SWELLING RT HAND, INABIITY TO MOVE 4TH & 5TH DIGITS.ALSO HAS SMALL ABRAS TO FING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Poles |
| PT ANGRY AT HOME, PUNCHED A POLE, CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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