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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Bottles or jars |
| PT FELL INTO A COAT RACK, ALSO WAS PUNCTURED TO WRIST WITH A BOTTLE CAP ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT GOT COAT HANGER STUCK IN NOSE NASAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 20 YO FEMALE WAS PICKING UP HANGER AND HURT SHOULDER SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 20 YO FEMALE STEPPED ON A WIRE HANGER PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STEPPED ON A METAL HANGER PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT (R) HAND ON CLOTHING RACK AT STORE, STATES HE FEELS A CRUNCHING IN HIS HAND D- HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON A RUSTY CLOTHES HANGER YESTERDAY, LEFT FOOT PAIN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STATES SLIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGER AT ***, HIT BACK OF HEAD AND BLANKE D OUT FOR A LLITTLE BIT DX: CONCUSSION, CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT LEG ON CLOTHS HANGER DX: LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED ON HANGER/HIP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED ON HANGER/ANKLE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STEPPED ON A METAL COATHANGER. DX: R PLANTAR PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH HANGER 2 DAYS AGO, CONTUSION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HAS EAR DRAINAGE AND PAIN AFTER INJURING CANAL WITH PLASTIC HAN GER 2-3 WEEKS AGO; OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND ON CLOTHES HANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Knives |
| WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC HANGER WITH A KNIFE CUT (L) THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT THUMB ON HANGER AT HOME DX: 1.5 CM LEFT THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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