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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,813
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 24 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS AT HOME, HIT A DRESSER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 20YO WHITE MALE STS CLIMBING OFF ROOF ONTO A DRESSER,IT GAVE OUT,PT FEL L CAUGHT SELF WITH HANDS SATURDAY,DX CLOSED FX OF HAND,BOXERS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17YOM CUT HIS RT HANDS, AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, CUT IT ON A DRESSER DXP: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17YOF,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK A DESK AT SCHOOL, R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HAND CT-24YOM-PUNCHED A DRESSER IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF HAND PAIN WITH DRCREASE MOTION OF MOVEMENT AFTER L IFTING A DRESSER THIS AM>>MILD COMPRESSION INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 20 Y/O/M PUNCHED A DRESSER DX: L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT PUNCHED A WOODEN BUREAU WITH (R) FIST DX;* (R) HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT PUNCHED A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT HAND ON A DESK. DX. FX. METACARPAL.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 24 YR OLD A HEAVY METAL OBJECT FELL OFF DRESSER AND INJURED HAND DX/ RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT DESK W/R HAND AT SCHOOL. DX. R 5TH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT PUNCHED A DRESSER DX: HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT DRESSER AT HOME CONTUSION RT HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BUMPED INTO HER DRESSER, SUS CONTUSION TO HAND% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT DROPPED A DRESSER ON (L) HAND DX;# CONTUSION (L) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STATES A DRESSER FELL ONTO HAND DX;* (L) HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Doors |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRESSER AND DOOR. DX CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ceilings and walls |
| RT HAND CONTUSION: 22YOF MOVING A WOOD DRESSER DOWN STEPS, IT SLIPPED, IT BANGED INTO A WALL, SMASHING HER HAND, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ceilings and walls |
| HAND & FINGER INJURY FROM SMASHING HAND & FINGERS BETWEEN DESK & WALL AT SCHOOL. DX-RIGHT HAND CONTUSION, RIGHT 2ND,3RD FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 17 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT LIVES IN GROUP HOME BECAME ANGRY HITTING DESK AND SPEAKERS NOW C/O PAIN TO RIGHT FOREARM AND WRIST. DX CONTUSION RIGHT WRIST /HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 22YO PT PUNCHED A WOOD CABINET OR DRESSER BECAUSE HE WAS MAD, NOW W/PAI N, SWELLING AND ECCHYMOSIS OVER 4TH MCP; METACARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSION HAND - 20 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER HITTI NG HER HAND ON CORNER OF A DESK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT A DRESSER FELL ON HER HAND AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FRACTURE HAND - 25 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT HAND INJURY - REPORTS SHE PUNCHED A DESK IN ANGER AT HOME LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT HAND STRAIN-SUS INJ TO RT HAND WHEN HE PUNCHED A DRESSER DRAWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 17 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| C/O HAND PAIN&SWELLING AFTER PUNCHING A DRESSER, ?CIRCUMSTANCES >>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PUNCHED A DRESSER/ CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT CUT HAND ON DESK AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX LWOBS: R HAND INJ: PT PUNCHED HER DRESSER TODAY. SWELL'G NOTED TO R & L HAND 2ND & 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| L HAND MASHED IN DESK DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT PRESENTS W/ C/O R HAND PAIN AFTER CLOSING HAND IN A DRAWER AT HOME. PT ELOPED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HAD HEAVY WOOD DESK FALL ONTO R HAND AT HOME. DX. CONTUSION, ABRA R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DROPPED A DRESSER ON THE RIGHT HAND, C/O PAIN AND SWELLING. DX: HEMATOMA TO RIGHT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 25 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT HAND CONTUSION: DROPPED OAK DRESSER ONTO HIS RT HAND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HAND FX-FELL-HAND HIT DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HEAVY DRESSER LANDED ON PT'S HAND. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LOOKING IN MOM S CEDAR CHEST WHEN THE LID FELL DOWN SLAMMING ONTO R HAN D DX CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 22 Y/O C/O HAND PAIN AFTER HITTING HAND ON CORNER F DESK. DX-CONTUSION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PUNCHED A DRESSER AND INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND. DX: FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT STRUCK HAND ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 17 YO HIT HAND ON DESK CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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