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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 854
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT PUNCHED ELEVATOR DOOR. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT FOUND IN DORM RIDING ELEVATOR UP & DOWN W/ BLANK STARE. ON MULT SEDA TING MEDS, TOOK THEM NORMALLY. HX OF ALL. DX MEDICATION EFFECTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT IS +ETOH FELL WHILE GETTING OFF OF ELEVATOR HAS LAC TO L BROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 16 Y/O M CUT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX 3CM LT IND EX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT STATES TRIED TO STOP A ELEVATOR DOOR FROM CLOSING WITH FOOT INJURING TOE DX: LACERATION RIGHT LITTLE TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| WAS TRAPPED IN AN ELEVATOR THAT BOUNCED AND BUMPED SHOULDER ON WALL SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 25 YO STATES CAR FELL OFF JACK ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE DX RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT DX LT HAND CONTUSION - CRUSHED HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FELL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT AND STUCK THERE FOR TWO HOURS WITH FX ELBOW,FX T12,L1,L2,L3,FX FEMUR AND FX SINUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT TRYING TO ABSCOND FROM HOSPITAL FELL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT PUNCHED ELEVATOR. DX: FOREARM CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WAS IN AN ELEVATOR WHICH DROPPED. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON PTS ARM, CONTUSION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FELL ON A ELEVATOR AND STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Fire extinguishers |
| PT IN AN ELEVATOR WHEN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS DISCHARGED CHEMICAL BURN S TO EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PASSENGER ON ELEVATOR WHEN WINDOW IN DOOR OF ELEVATOR BROKE AND PEICE O F GLASS WENT INTO EYE DX: FB TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| TRAUMA RT.HAND.PT.REFERS PINCH HAND WITH ELEVATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 24 Y/O C/O ELBOW PAIN, DROPPED 900 LB. LIFT ON LEFT ARM. DX-CONTUSION ELBOA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PUNCHED AN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX. HAND FX.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM PART OF AN ELEVATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 19 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: Concussion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FELL APPROX. 5FT OFF A CHAIRLIFT----CONCUSSION W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| BACK AND TOE INJURY FROM HITTING ELEVATOR. DX-FRACTURE LEFT 4TH TOE, STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FOOT SUCK IN ELEVATOR. DX- CRUSHING INJURY FOOT # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL IN ELEVATOR HITTING HAND & HAS SMALL LAC. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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