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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,168
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON UNEVEN STEP WHILE GETTING OUT OF ELEVATOR,AND SUSTAINED BROKEN TOOTH AND KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT C/O SYNCOPE WHILE STUCK IN ELEVATOR X2 HRS AGO.PT PASSED OUT WHILE SITTING ON FLOOR OF ELEVATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 22-YOM SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION AS A RESULT OF STRIKING A CHAIR LIF T AT THE PARK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FINGER FROM ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| HEMATOMA (L) 4TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A ELEVATOR DOOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT STATES HE GOT FINGER CRUSHED IN WHEELCHAIR LIFT AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT MISSED THE ELEVATOR GOT ANGRY PUNCHED THE ELEVATOR DOOR AS IT CLOSED FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| SPRAIN (L) ANKLE, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH THE ELEVATOR AT THE BUILDING, C/O PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CAUGHT ANKLE IN ELEVATOR DOOR AT SOCIAL SERVICES. DX: CONTUSION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| SPRAIN LWR BACK, PT STS TRYING TO FORCE OPEN THE ELEVATOR DOOR & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| DX LEFT SMALL FINGER CONTUSION: GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| SPRAIN (L) 2ND TOE, PT STS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR & THE FLOOR & SUST INJURY AT BUILDING, NO FX OR DISLOCATION, C/O PAIN, GAIT NORMAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Ceilings and walls |
| CONTUSION (L) 2ND FINGER, PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR & WALL AT HOME, C/O MODERATE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| 18 YO FEMALE GOT SICK TO STOMACH ON ELEVATOR AND FELL TO FLOOR LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| MOM HERE W/ CHILD @ CHILDRENS FELL ON GROUND LEVEL OF ELEVATOR AREA. DX LEFT FOOT/ANKLE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WAS RIDING IN ELEVATOR WHICH DROPPED AT COURT HOUSE. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| L WRIST INJ/22YOWF STS AT 12:30PM TODAY, GOT L ARM CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR D OOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| TRIPPED GETTING OUT OF AN ELEVATOR 2 DAYS AGO DX FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT C/O INJURY TO RT MIDDLE FINGER AFTER BEINF CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOORS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT PUTTING HIS CAR UP ON THE BACK OF A *** WHEN THE WENCH BRO KE FRACTURED LEFT AND RIGHT INDEX FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT PASSED OUT IN ELEVATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 18 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSION (R) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE ELEVATOR DOOR AT HOME,C/O P AIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| DISLOCATION R PATELLA - KNEE POPPED WHEN GETTING IN ELEVATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PUNCHED ELEVATOR DOOR CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSION R MIDDLE FINGER - CAUGHT FINGER IN ELEVATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 22 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN THE ELEVATOR, RESULTING IN A HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| SHOCKED BY ELEVATOR IN MALL DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 23 Y.O. B FEMALE W/HEAD CONTUSION. PT STS SHE WAS STANDING IN THE ELEVA TOR DOOR, GIVING DIRECTIONS, & THE DOOR CLOSED ON HER @ THE HOSPITAL. E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| DX TRAUMA TO RT HAND - S/P HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| CONTUSED ANKLE WHEN CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| $RT HAND LACERATION.PT CAUGHT HAND IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FELL GETTING OFF SKI LIFT TWISTED KNEE DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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