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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,592
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| 25 YO M LAC ON R THUMB, CUTT BY BROKEN GLASS IN SINK. DX LACERATION R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sinks |
| 16 YO WAS DRAINING PASTA OVER SINK,BUT POT FELL,HOT WATER SPLASHED ON P PANTS 1ST DEGREE BURN RT TESTICAL/THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks, Ceilings and walls |
| SINK FELL OFF WALL,STRIKING PATEINT IN FOOT,CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| RT WRIST CONTUSION.PT HIT WRIST ON A SINK AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sinks |
| CONCUSSION-PT TRIPPED OVER THE CAT AND HIT HEAD ON SINK. POSSIBLE LOC. PT HAS HEMATOMA TO FOREHEAD. C/O NAUSEA & VOMITING. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT LACERATED FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS UNDER SINK. D: 5TH FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Sinks |
| RT GREAT TOE CRUSH INJURY.PT DROPPED A SINK ON TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| HIT FACE ON EDGE OF SINK DX: FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| COLLILDED WITH BACK TO SINK AND CONTUSED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT HAD A SYNCOPE SPELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A SINK. DX-LACERATION FACE X2. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Sinks |
| FELL IN BATHROOM, DRINKINGETOH / HIT MOUTH ON SINK DENTAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS STANDING AT THE SINK AND FELT LIGHT HEADED - FELL TO FLOOR - WA S PASSED OUT FOR 1-2 MINUTES. D: CONCUSSION W/LOC, LAC R HAND, FX PHA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT. CUT FINGER ON BROKEN SINK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| ABDOMEN CT-AT ***-FELL & HIT A SINK-10 WEEKS PREGNANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| LACERATION LIP COMPLICATED - 25 YOF FELL AND STRUCK UPPER LIP ON HER BA THROOM SINK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT WITH HX OF HEAD BANGING PROBLEM, HIT HEAD ON SINK. D: LACERATION T O FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sinks |
| 20 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO SINK. PT GOT SOME LEAD UNDER THE NAIL @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| CUT FINGER ON METAL SINK STOPPER LAC TO DISTAL R 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT CUT LEG ON A CERAMIC SINK THAT WAS BROKEN IN THE WOODS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT SINKABDOMINAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | 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: Sinks |
| PT LAC FINGER ON A SINK DRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| WORKING ON HER SINK AND IT FELL ON HER BACK. DX WRIST LAC AND BACKCONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Sinks |
| TOOK OUT OWN SUTURES YESTERDAY THEN BANGED LEFT PINKY AGAINST SINKWOUND CHECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON WATER ON FLOOR AND FELL, HIT BACK OF RIGHT HAND ON A SINK, B ROKEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT LEANED AGAINSTS CERAMIC SINK AND IT COLLAPSED. +ETOH. D: ARM/HA ND LACERATIONS, FINGER AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| HIT LEFT EYEBOW ON EDGE OF SINK, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| CUT L KNEE ON A CERAMIC SINK. LAC L KNEE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON SINK AT HOME LAST NIGHT, NOW DIZZY; FOREHEAD HEMATO MA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HEAD HIT HEAD ON SINK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks, Day wear |
| 25 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ELBOW CONTUSION. PT WAS GETTING DRESSED & STRUCK ELB OW ON PORCELAIN SINK @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT FELL IN BATHROOM AT SCHOOL AND HIT WRIST ON SINK. D:WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT AT STATE MENTAL FACILITY WAS SITTING ON SINK WHEN IT COLLAPSED AND HE FX AND LAC HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT VOMITING, FELT DIZZY AND PASSED OUT HITTING HEAD ON SINK, NO HE AD INJURY; DX: VOMITING GASTROENTERITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks, Knives |
| REACHED INTO SINK AND CUT HAND ON KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| BECAME FAINT AT HOME AND FELL, HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON SINK, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT FELL, HIT JAW ON SINK, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT FELL OFF OF B/R SINK; SPRAIN LT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS DOING REMODELING IN HIS KITCHE N AND THE SINK BROKE. CUT HIMSELF ON A PIECE OF THE PORCELAIN SINK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| FELL, HITTING LIP ON SINK. DX: LIP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| BENT OVER AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON EDGE OF BATHROOM SINK, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks, Combs or hairbrushes |
| BEND OVER TO GET HAIRBRUSH, HIT LIP ON SINK LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Sinks |
| DENTAL INJURY.PY FELL AND HIT MOUTH ON A SINK AND INJURED A TOOTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT FELT DIZZY AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON SINK AT SCHOOL; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 16 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: Sinks |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A STEEL SINK AT JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER; HAND CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR, HIT SINK DX. MOUTH CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT FAINTED HITTING HEAD ON SINK WHILE IN HOSPITAL, 14-18 WEEK S PREGNANT; SYNCODE EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| ABD WALL CONT. PT SLIPPED AT A MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO ON WATER AND HI T ABD ON A SINK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| WASHING FACE TODAY AND FELL FACE DOWN INTO SINK, CUT MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| 19 Y/O M C/O CUT HAND ON BROKEN PORCELIN SINK. DX; LT. SMALL FINGE R LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials |
| $LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT WAS STANDING AT A SINK AND PASSED OUT AND FELL AND HIT SHOULDER ON THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks, Tableware and accessories |
| FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHILE SHE WAS WASHING DISHED IN THE S INK AND ONE BROKE CUTTING HR FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 24 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: Sinks |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON SINK - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sinks |
| FAINTED HIT HEAD ON SINK DX: S/P VASODEPRESSOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT IN JAIL. FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SINK. NO L0C OR DIZZINES. DX: CLOSED H EAD INJURY WITH 8.0 CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|