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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE WHEN HE ACCID STEPPED ON A HYPODERMIC NEED LE USED BY GRANDMA ON THE FLOOR. SCRAPED R FOOT. DX R FOOT ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing accessories |
| 26 YOF STARTED AN IV WHILE WEARING GLOVES AND NEEDLE WENT THROUGH GLOVE INTO FINGER. PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Day wear |
| 40 YOF STEPPED ON DIRTY SYRINGE GETTING OUT OF CAR AND IT WENT THROUGH SLIPPER SOCK - PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| AT *** AND STUCK WITH A NEEDLE AND SYRINGE THAT WAS ON A SHELF.DX FINGE R LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Bags |
| PT WAS LOOKING IN FRIEND'S BAG AND GOT POKED W/ A DIRTY NEEDLE C/O FING ER SWOLLEN,REDNESS,PAINFUL TO TOUCH. DX: LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 29 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: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| ACCIDENTALL STUCK FINGER WITH A NEEDLE FOUND IN COUCH CUSHIONS >>NEEDLE STICK/FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Metal containers |
| PT WAS COLLECTING CANS AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURED BY A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE ON HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing accessories |
| PATIENT/FRIENDS GOING THROUGH PURSE FOUND IN CAFETERIA AT SCHOOL, STUCK WITH DIRTY *** INSULIN PEN IN PURSE, BROKE SKIN W/BLEEDING;NEEDLEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 46 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: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Cribs |
| C/O NEEDL STICK TO THE FINGER WHILE CLEANING A CRIB >>NEEDLE STICK/FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Footwear |
| NEEDLES ROLLED OFF THE BED AND STUCK PT THRU SHOE. DX FOOT PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| AMBULATING WITH THE WALKER TO THE BATHROOM, TRIPPED&FELL TO THE FLOOR, C/O CHEST&BACK PAIN >> CHEST/BACK PAIN S/P FALL/HYPOXIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing accessories |
| 29 YOF HAS NEEDLE STICK WITH CLEAN NEEDLE BUT GLOVES HAD BLOOD ON THEM PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Baseball |
| HE & BROTHER WERE STUCK BY A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE THEY FOUND AT BASEBALL FIELD. DX: NEEDLSTICK TO FINGERTIP, FROM HYPODERMIC NEEDLE IN PUBLIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Baseball |
| HE FOUND A SYRINGE ON BASEBALL FIELD WHERE BROTHER WAS PLAYING, & POKED FINGER WITH NEEDLE,& IT BROKE OFF. DX: NEEDLESTICK FROM HYPODERMIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUS PUNCTURE TO FINGER DUE TO NEEDLE STICK, FOUND IN DRAWER OF NEW APARTMENT% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Footwear |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A DIRTY NEEDLE WHILE WEARING ***AT ***, WORRIED ABOUT HIV. DX-LT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 47 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: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing |
| HLEPING HER SON TO PACK FOR DETOX, ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HAND WITH A NEEDL E IN HIS POCKET >> HAND PW/NEEDLE STICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Beds or bedframes |
| PT PULLED A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE FROM HER BACK, AT SCHOOL- PT HAD SPENT TH NIGHT AT DAD'S HOUSE,NEEDLE IN THE BED-AUNT DIABETIC. DX: NEEDLE STICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing accessories |
| WHILE PREPARING TO SUTURE, NEEDLE WENT THROUGH GLOVE, PUNCTURE TO FINGER, PT A STUDENT AT HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing accessories |
| DENTAL STUDENT WHO WAS WORKING ON A HIV+ PT, BROKE GLOVE AND STUCK FINGER WITH A NEEDLE. DX: FINGER PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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