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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,730
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| LEANING AGAINST AWNING SLIPPED STRUCK HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Christmas tree lights |
| 59YOM HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON HOUSE WHEN A SHUTTER FELL OFF STRUCK IN FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG, AN AWNING FROM A RESTAURANT FELL ON PATIENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Exercise |
| 81YOF HELPING HUSBAND PUT UP AWNINGS AT HOME IN THE SUN AFTER EXERCISIN G AND PASSED OUT ADMITTED FOR SYNCOEP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERTION TO THUMB WHILE TRYING TO PUT UP AN AWNING ON A 5 TH WHEEL CAMPER. HAPPENED AT CAMPGROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 32 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| LAC TO SCALP, PT WAS PAINTING HER HOUSE WHEN SHUTTER FELL AND STRUCK HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 59 YOF WALKING AT A HOTEL AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST AN AWNING KNOCKED ONT O BUTTOCKS CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 52 YR OLD HIT HEAD ON METAL AWNING AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 69 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 |
| 69 YR OLD HIT HEAD ON AWNING AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| LEFT HAND FX. PT WAS HELPING WITH AN AWNING WHEN IT FELL SMASHING HAND INTO CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 13 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 HELPING FATHER PUT UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HELPING FATHER PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS WHEN THE RACK FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| CUT HEAD ON OVERHEAD AWNING LAC SCALP * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 49YO HISP MALE STS BUILDING AN AWNING,METAL FELL OFF IT & CUT ELBOW DX R ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 15 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HELPING FATHER OPUT UP STORM SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING A METAL HURRICAN SHUTTER AND IT FELL BACK AGAINST LOWER LEG LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT IN FACE WITH AWENING FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS AT HOME AND ONE FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT CON TUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WORKING ON A ROOF, STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF ROOF, LANDING ON AN AWNING WHICH COLLAPSED DX;# BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 57 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 LEFT INDEX FINGER ON HIS METAL AWNING LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT CUT FINGER TAKING DOWN AWNING OF CAMPER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| TRAUMA RT KNEE.PT.REFERS WHILE WALKING AWNING FELL HITTING HER IN KNEE AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PT WALKING IN A TRAILER PARK STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON AN AWNING STICKING O UT FROM A MOBILE HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HAD A SHUTTER HIT HER ARM/ LAC TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 25 YOF STANDING OUTSIDE OF A RESTAURANT STRUCK ON HEAD BY AWNING THAT FELL SUSTAINING A CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT SUSATAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP ON A HOUSE SHUTTER LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 37 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 HIT IN NOSE WITH AN AWNING AT HOME TODAY DX// NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT INJURED WRIST WHILE PULLING DOWN AN AWNING AT HOME LAST NIGHT D// RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| CUT R HAND ON AWNING AT HOME DX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HANGING HURRICANE SHUTTERS ON HER HOUSE WHEN ONE FELL ONTO RIGHT SHO ULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT CHASING A LIZARD BEHIND SOME SHUTTERS AND FELL OFF THE PORCH ONTO HE AD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 74 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, Stairs or steps |
| WALKED INTO AWNING 2 DAYS AGO AND FELL DOWN STAIRS FRACTURE CLAVI CLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 47Y/O,M,PUTTING DOWN CANOPY ON TRAILER, HIT ON HEAD WITH CRANK, 3.0 CML AC. TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING DOWN HER AWNINGS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 10YO HISP MALE CUT LEG ON PIECE OF METAL CONNECTED TO AWNING IN YARD YESTERDAY AT HOME, DX R LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT HEAD ON AWNING DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PT WAS WALKING AROUND HIS MOBILE HOME AND HIT THE METAL BRACKET OF AN A WNING SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| SHOULDER CT FALLING OFF AWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2009 | Age: 47 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| 47 YO FELL BACKWARDS INJURED BACK ON AWNING LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT WRIST AGAINST AN AWNING STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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