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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,306
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers, Bathtubs or showers |
| R WRIST SPRAIN & CONT: 24YOF R WRIST PAIN, INITIALLY INJ'D HAMMERING W/ L HAND,THEN HIT IT, FELL TODAY IN SHOWER, HIT R WRIST, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 24 YOF-@ HOME PT HAS R HAND PAIN-HIT SELF W/HAMMER 2 X'S ACCIDENTALLY O VER DORSUM OF R WRIST DX CONTUSION R WRIST * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 25YOF CONTUSION/ABRASION TO WRIST HIT WITH HAMMER AT FRIENDS HOUSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| 20 YOM HAD WRIST PX WHILE HAMMERING. DX: L WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS HIT IN ARM WITH A HAMMER, ABCESS TO RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT WRIST W/HAMMER. DX: R WRIST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| HURT WRIST USING SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME. DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| REMODELING HOUSE USING HAMMER AND HURT WRIST WRIST SPRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS DOING FRAMEWORK IN HIS GARAGE AND STRUCK HAMMER REAL HARD AGAINS T A PIECE OF WOOD STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 17 YO M CONTUSION TO WRIST USING HAMMER ON PRY BAR HAMMER SLIPPED AND H IT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF WITH HAMMER ON L WRIST CONTUSED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK ON WRIST BY HAMMER THAT FEL 2.5 FEET. D: WRIST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| STRAIN R WRIST; FRIDAY NIGHT PICKED UP SLEDGE HAMMER, NO IMMEDIATE PAIN WRIST HAS BEEN ACHING SINCE SATURDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SPRAINED A WRIST WHILE USING A HAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT WRIST W/HAMMER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN WRIST WITH HAMMER BY SON, C/O PAIN, DX; WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER AND CUT WRIST ON SHARP METAL. DX: R WRIST LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT WRIST AFTER USING AIR HAMMER ON CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACC STRUCK WRIST C A HAMMER " SPRAIN/CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK ON THE RIGHT WRIST WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN HE FELT EXTREME PAIN TO WRIST. DX-RIGHT WRIST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| GOT HIT ON WRIST WITH HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| FB TO WRIST. PT WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN SOMETHING IMPALED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| L WRIST SOFT TISSUE INJURY - HIT WRIST WITH A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN USING A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT. C/O R WRIST PAIN, USED A HAMMER YEST AFTERNOON. DX. R SHOULDER AND ELBOW STRAIN, R WRIST TENDON STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| BROKE WINDOW OUT OF "PARTS" CAR WHEN HAMMER WENT THRU WINDOW, CUT L WRI ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN A HAMMER FELL ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| 21 YOF HAD BEEN USING A HAMMER WHILE REMODELING AT HER HOME; DEVELOPED PAIN IN RT. WRIST. SPRAIN, RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK SELF IN THE LEFT WRIST WITH A HAMMER CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| USING A HAMMER,HIT WRIST ON THE WOODEN PART,L WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| DX CONTUSION RIGHT WRIST: HIT SELF WITH HAMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| DX RIGHT WRIST CONTUSION: STRUCK SELF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| DX RIGHT WRIST STRAIN: BENT WRIST BACK WHILE SWINGING HAMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| WRIST PAIN WHILE USING HAMMER. DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2001 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2001 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/1999 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/1999 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/1998 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/1997 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/1997 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/1997 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/1997 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Windows or window glass |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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