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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,074
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT HIT FACE ON A SPEAKER AT A CONCERT DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Ceilings and walls |
| WALKING IN ATTIC,STEP IN BETWEEN SUPPORT BEAM,FELL THRU CEILING INTO LI VING RM ONTO STEREO EQUIPMENT DX: THORACIC BACK CONTUSION,UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS POKED IN EYE WITH A MICROPHONE. DX EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| STUBBED TOE ON A WOODEN SPEAKER---(L) 4TH TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| 18 YO F DISLOCATED SHOULDER STANDING IN MOSH PIT WAS PUSHED OVER A SPEAKER FELL ON SHOULDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| TOE LAC-DROPPED 50# SPEAKER ON TOE-@ COLLEGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Stairs or steps |
| MOVING AMPLIFIER DOWN STEPS. DROPPED AMPLIFIER ON FOOT. CONTUSION, RIGH T FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS AT HOME, HAD A STEREO SPEAKER FALL ON HEAD CAUSING A CONCUSSION AND CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN A SPEAKER FELL ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| IPOD HEADPHONE PIECE IS STUCK IN PT'S EAR. DX: FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| SPEAKER FELL ON HAND AT A CLUB LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT INJURED BACK LIFTING A STERO AT HOME DX/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| DAD BROUGHT PT TO E.D. STS PT MAD HIT THE SPEAKERS W/ HIS OPEN HAND LACERATION RIGHT SECOND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT C/O INJURING LOWER BACK PAIN LIFTING SPEAKER BOX TODAY AT HOME. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR, SACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT STATES PAINFUL SECOND TOE ON L FOOT AFTER AMPLIFIER FELL ON IT. DX. L FOOT LAC, FX L 2ND TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT'S FINGER WAS CUT BY FAN THAT COOLS AMPLIFIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS CARRYING SPEAKER AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT HAD A SPEAKER FALL ON LEFT FOOT, CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT REPORTS THAT HE WAS PUTTING HIS STEREO IN HIS CAR AND HURT HIS BACK . DX. BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT MIDDLE FINGER ON A STEREO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| 23YOM WAS CARRING LARGE SPEAKERS AT HOME,KNEE GAVE OUT; KNEE DISLOCATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT COMPLAINED OF PAIN TO LOWER BACK AFTER LIFTING AND MOVING A HEAVY SPEAKER, LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS DANCING AROUND HER ROOM WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER AN AMPLIFIER AND H IT HER R FOREARM ON IT. HAS PAIN. DX R FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| USED EAR BUDS TO CLEAN EAR WAX FROM EARS, HURT EAR. DX PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT STANDING ON TOP OF COUCH WHEN FELL AND HIT CHIN AND LIP ON CORNER OF SPEAKER. D: CHIN LACERATION, LIP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENT 2 DAYS AGO, SITTING NEAR SPEAKERS, WOKE YEST ERDAY WITH DECREASED HEARING, TINNITUS; HEARING LOSS D/T LOUD NOISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON WOODEN SPEAKERS THAT WERE BROKEN-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT HAS EAR PAIN THAT STARTED AFTER PUTTING HEADPHONES ON |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| JUMPED OFF 20 FOOT SPEAKER, HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE, HEAD CONTUSION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| RIGHT HAND ABR. PT PUNCHED THROUGH A SPEAKER BOX IN JAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS ANGRY AND PUNCHED HIS STEREO 5-6 TIMES DX- LAC TO (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| R HAND CONT/23YOM AT HOME WAS MAD AND HIT HIS STEREO WITH R HAND. NOW C /O PAIN AND SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| 30LB SPEAKER FELL ONTO (R) GREAT TOE DX- TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| LIFTING A SPEAKER SYSTEM LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | 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: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| A SPEAKER FELL, CATCHING HAND BETWEEN 2 SPEAKERS, CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| INJURED LEFT HAND ON STEREO AT HOME LAC LT THUMB * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 21 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: Other |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| LISTENING TO MUSIC ON HEADPHONES ON CROWDED SUBWAY AND FAINTED,--VASO=V AGAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX SUPERFICIAL FOREHEAD LAC/CHI: MOVING SM SPEAKER FROM A SHELF AND IT FELL ON PT'S HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LAC TO FOREHEAD, STEREO FELL ON HIM FROM A SHELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT SPEAKER FELL ON HEAD AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| HIT HIS HEAD ON CORNER OF A SPEAKER 2 DAYS AGO HAS NUMBNESS TO HANDS AND FEET, BLURRY VISION & SLOW SPEECH. DX POSSIBLE CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| L FOOT STRAIN AFTER SHE DROPPED A SPEAKER ON FOOT IN A PARTY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PULLED HEADPHONES OUT OF EARS AND PLASTIC PIECE STAYED IN EAR TRIED TO GET IT OUT BUT WENT FARTHER INTO EAR DX- F/B IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEG FROM LIFTING A HEAVY SPEAKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT JUMPED DOWN FROM A SPEAKER 6 FT,FELT SHOCK IN R ANKLE DX FOOT SPRAIN,ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| TRIPPED AND FELL HIT NOSE ON WOODEN SPEAKER CASE HAS LAC TO BRIDGE OF NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT HIT HAND HARD AGAINST SPEAKER EDGE. D: METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| FB TO EAR, WEARING HEADPHONES & PIECE STUCK IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT ANGRY AND PUNCHED HIS STEREO AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOU RTH AND FIFTH FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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