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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,451
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PUNCHED AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER IN ANGER HAS LAC TO (L) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| R HAND FX..PT WAS MOVING AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND DROPPED IT ON HAND . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PUNCHED A CABINET AT HOME DAYS AGO AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| GRANDFATHER PASSED AWAY AND PATIENT PUNCHED A CABINET IN THE ER. R HAND CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Knives |
| HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN REACHING INTO DISH RACK ON A KNIFE PROTRUDIN G FROM IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| MOVING ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AT HOME DROPPED ON HAND. DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 24 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PUNCHED A CHINA CABINET SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Other glass bottles or jars |
| DESICATOR GLASS BROKE ON CABINET IN CHEMISTRY LAB AND FLYING PIECE OF G LASS STRUCK PT ON HAND. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PUNCHED A CHINA CABINET. DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Padlocks, chain locks or other locks |
| HAND CT-HIT HAND ON A LOCK WHILE MOVING ENTERTAINMENT CENTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HIT HAND ON CORNER OF SHELF HAS LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX CLOSED, MINIMALLY DISPLACED DISTAL 5TH METACARPAL FX OF THE L HAND: MOV'G LARGE GERMANSHRUNK W FRIEND DROP'D HIS END CAUS'G BLOW TO PT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PUNCHED A GLASS CABINET AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PUNCHED CHINA CABINET, R HAND LAC DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND AFTER HITTING IT ON EDGE OF CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 19 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| ENTERTAINMENT CENTER FELL ON HAND/ RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES CUT HAND ON METAL SHELF DX RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HAND FX-PUNCHED A CABINET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PAIN TO R HAND, HIT METAL CABINET. DX. HAND INJURY, FX R 4TH AND 5TH M ETACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 22YOM WAS COMING DOWN THE HALL AT HOME LOST BALANCE,BEGAN TO FALL HITTING SHELF CUTTING HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT PUNCHED A CABINET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PUTTING TOGETHER A BOOKSHELF&PIECE FELL CUTTING PALM OF HAND >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES CUT HAND ON CORNER OF CABINET DX RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A METAL SHELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Furniture |
| CABINET FELL ON HAND WHILE MOVING FURNITURE. CONTU. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CABINET FELL ON HAND AT SCHOOL,HAD SEIZURE RT HAND CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 17 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: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WITH HAND INJURY FROM PUNCHING A FILE CABINET |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CABINET FELL ON HAND AT HOME. DX HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HAND LAC, PT PUNCHED A TROPHY CASE AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX HAND CONTU: DROPPED BOOKCASE ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 22 YOM PUNCHED A CABINET SUSTAINING A FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 19 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: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX LWBS: HAND PAIN, HIT HAND AGAINST METAL CABINET |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PUNCHED A CABINET 2 MONTHS AGO AND C/O INCREASED PAIN. D: HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RIGHT HAND FX. PT STRUCK A CABINET INJURING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT C/O R HAND PAIN , STS PUNCHED SHELF FEW DAYS AGO WITH R FIST DX R 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS ANGRY & PUNCHED A BOOKCASE AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 19 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX R HAND CONTU: C/O R HAND PAIN SINCE PUNCHING A HUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HIT HAND ON CABINET/HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 24 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT PUNCHED A BOOK CASE WITH RIGHT HAND SUSTAINED A HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST A DISPLAY CASE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| GLASS SHELF FELL ONTO HAND DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT HAD A NAIL STICKING OUT OF CABINET AND LACERATED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT C/O HAND PAIN, PUNCHED HAND THRU GLASS CABINET WHILE PLAYING IN THE HOUSE. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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