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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,932
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| 16 YOF DEVELOPED RASH ON LOWER LEG FROM ANKLE BRACE BEING HEL D WITH ATHLETIC TAPE. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| 16 YO F RASH ON CHEST WHERE TAPE WAS PLACED. DX ALLERGIC REACTION TO TA PE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Tapes |
| 17 YO MALE SWALLOWED TAPE. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| 19 YOF, HAS BLISTERS ON SKIN FROM STERI STRIPS, CONTACT DERMATITS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT GOT SMALL POX VAC 9 DAYS AGO, HAS RASH OVER ARM, ALSO ARM WAS DRESSE D WITH ADHESIVE BANDAGES, DX DERMATITIS.ARM RASH,UNSU WHICH CAUSD RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| RASH AND BLISTERS TO ARM FROM TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| 16YOM WAS HOME CUTTING TAPE OFF HIS HOCKEY STICK WITH A KNIFE, ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 25 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: Tapes |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER A ROLL OF DUCK TAPE-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT THUMB WHILE CUTTING ***, LACERATION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| LACERATION TO THUMB FROM TAPE DISPENSER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes, Drugs or medications |
| 16 YOF C/O RASH ON RIGHT FOREARM THAT BEGAN TWO WEEKS AGO, HAD AN IV IN AROUND THAT TIME, POSSIBLE REACTION TO EITHER THE TAPE OR SOME MED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | 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: Tapes, Knives |
| LAC L THUMB; CUTTING TAPE WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT CUT FINGER ON PACKAGING TAPE, FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes, Medical equipment, general |
| RASH ON ABD-CAUSED BY TAPE USED ON DRESSING SINCE RECENT SURGERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 18 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: Tapes, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN SINCE TAPING DRYWALL AT HOME. D: LUMBAR BACK STRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT CUT FINGER ON *** TAPE CUTTER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| PT. WAS CUTTING TAPE WITH A KNIFE; KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS WRIST. LAC ERATION OF LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON PACKING TAPE DISPENSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tapes, Rugs or carpets |
| PLAYING GAME WITH CHURCH YOUTH GROUP, HANDS/FEET DUCT TAPED AND TIED BE HIND BACK TO ANOTHER PERSON, FELL ONTO CARPETED CEMENT; MANDIBLE FX. DE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| HIT IN HEAD W/A LARGE ROLL OF TAPE, THEN PASSED OUT WHILE BEING EXAMINE D BY SCHOOL NURSE. DX. EYEBROW LACERATON, VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Ice hockey |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER AS A RESULT OF CUTTING TAPE FRO M HIS ICE HOCKEY STICK AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER SCALP AS A RESULT OF A TAPE DISPENSER FALLING ON HER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT FOUND BY SIDE OF ROAD WAS THROWN FROM MOVING CAR HAD DUCT TAPE AND U RINE ALL OVER BODY DX ABRAS ON ENTIRE BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT HIT W/ ROLL OF TAPE IN (R) TESTICLE. PAIN WENT AWAY NOW RETURNED. DX:(R) TESTICLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tapes |
| FB R EYE/22YOM STS 1 HOUR AGO WAS WORKING WITH DUCT TAPE AT HOME AND SO MTHING FLEW INTO R EYE. LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 22 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: Tapes, Razors or shavers |
| 22 YO M CUTTING TAPE CUT FINGER W/RAZOR LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| PATIENT WITH RASH AROUND SURGICAL TAPE ON ABDOMEN, MOM REMOVED TAPE; CO NTACT DERMITITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| CUT SELF WITH KNIFE, CUTTING DUCT TAPE DX. PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| PATIENT HAS EYE REDNESS AFTER BEING STRUCK WITH CLEAR ADHESIVE TAPE ROLL. D: TRAUMATIC IRITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT C/O CUT TO RT THUMB W/TAPE DISPENSER TODAY - RT THUMB ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| GAVE BLOOD TODAY, PULLED TAPE OFF SITE, BEGAN TO BLEED, PASSED OUT. DX: VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| PLAYING AROUND WITH DOG AT OWNER'S HOME 2 DAYS AGO AND WAS BITTEN ONTHE FACE, SHE PLACED DUCT TAPE OVER THE WOUND. DX LACERATION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| LEFT LOWER EYELID LAC, A ROLL OF TAPE FELL AND HIT PT IN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2001 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2001 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2000 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/1999 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1999 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/1998 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/1997 | Age: 18 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: Tapes, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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