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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,528
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT CLOSING THE AWNING OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AT HOME CLOSED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER IN IT LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT BUMPED THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A METAL AWNING AT HOME LACERATION SCAL P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| DX:FACIAL LACERATION. PT WAS HIT ON THE CHEEK BY A FALLING CANOPY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKING AT HOME WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST THE AWNING SUSTA INED AN ABRASION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKED INTO SHUTTER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Doors |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES WINDOW SHUTTER FELL OFF DOOR AND STRUCK CHILD IN THE TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| CUT ON AWNING PLAYING WITH SON LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Windows or window glass |
| PT FELL THROUGH WINDOW WHEN WORKING ON AWNING AT HOME FALLING OFF OF BENCH DX:ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| CONCUSSION. PT WAS OUTSIDE AND THE WIND TOOK AN AWNING AND IT HIT PT IN HEAD, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PATIENT WALKED INTO AN AWNING OF A FUNNEL CAKE STAND AT A FAIR AT 1800 YESTERDAY. DX LACERATION OF FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| SCALP LAC, PT HIT HEAD ON AN AWNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Lawn mowers |
| PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE AWNING DX: HEAD LAC + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS TRYING TO REPAIR THE SPRIN MECHANISM ON THE AWNING ON HIS MOBILE HOME, WHEN IT STARTED TO UNWIND AND CUT HIS THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| =62YOF AT HOME WHEN AWNING FELL OFF HOUSE HITTING SHOULDER DX/FRACTURE CLAVICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| AWNING FELL ON NOSE DURING STORM CAUSING FX TO BILATERAL NASAL BONES.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| ACUTE LAC R SHOULDER, CONTUSION R SHOULDER. HIT BY A FALLING ROLL AWAY AWNING! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT SUST FRACTURE TO FINGER AWNING CLOSED ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| AT HOME PINCHED LT 4TH FINGER IN AWNING AND SUSTAINED LAC. OPEN DISTALT UFT FX LT 4TH FINGER /PARTIAL AMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKED INTO AN AWNING AT HOME, LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT JUMPED 4FT OFF AWNING LANDING ON RT ANKLE C/O PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT CUT FINGER ON METAL AWNING. DX: LAC L INDEX 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| WORKING ON AWNING OF CAMPER AND INJURED HAND. LEFT HAND CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| AWNING FELL ONTO PT'S SHOULDER. DX: PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON AN OUTSIDE AWNING AT HOME LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Eyeglasses |
| MINOR FACE LAC/45YOWM WAS IT IN FACE W/METAL AWNING ON GARAGE. HAD GLAS SES ON AT THE TIME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN PART OF AWNING FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WORKING ON AWNING, CRUSH INJURY LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 37 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PATIENT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON AWNING. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT HEAD ON AWNING, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| SCALP LAC - WALKED INTO A METAL AWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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