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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,070
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT CARRYING A STACK OF PACKAGES STRAINED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT DROPPED BOX INTO HAND C/O PAIN AND SWELLING DX CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| 31 YOF LIFTED BOX SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| HURT L ARM/HAND MOVING BOXES, DROPPED BOX ON HAND DX: L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 48 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: Containers |
| PT C/O LACERATION TO RT HAND S/P PUNCHED THE WATER CONTAINER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers, Stairs or steps |
| PT. FELL CARRYING BOX, FELL HIT HAND ON STEPS. DX. FX R METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Containers |
| RT HAND CRUSH INJURY.PT HAD A BOX FALL AND HIT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING INTO A BOX W/KNIFE AND CUT HAND. DX: L HAND LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Doors |
| PT CAUGHT RT HAND BETWEEN BOX AND DOOR DX: RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 38 YO MALE LIFTED BOX AND CUT HAND ON METAL SHELF LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| OPENING A BOX A PEICE OF SHARP METAL CUT HAND LEFT HAND LACERATION 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| HAND INJ. PT DROPPED A BOX ONTO HAND,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PUTTING LARGE PIECE OF ALUMINUM INTO A BOX AND CUT HIS WRIST AND PALM. DX LEFT HAND AND WRIST LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| DX:R HAND STRAIN. FELT PAIN WHEN REACHING FOR A BASKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| DROPPED BOX ON HAND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| 33 Y.O. W FEMALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT HAD A BOX FALL AND HIT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT MOVING ALOT OF HEAVY BOXES YESTERDAY STRAINED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| LEFT HAND STR. PT INJURED HAND WHEN PICKING UP A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 31 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT. C/O GROUND LEVEL FALL AT 0600 TODAY WHEN CARRYING A LARGE BOX. HIT HEAD , SLURRD SPEECH. HEADACHE, DX. RT. HAND /INDEX FINGER CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| 35 YO MALE DROPPED BOX ON RIGHT HAND FRACTURE RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| LT.HAND TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE PUSHING A BOX HURT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PT CUT HAND ON BROKEN CONTAINER DX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| 38 Y.O.HISPANIC MALE THAT INJURED HIS HAND YESTERDAY WHILE LIFTING BOXE S AT HOME.DX:HAND STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT DROPPED BOX ONTO HAND C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| 35 Y/O F C/O RT HAND INJURY. PT CRUSHED HAND BETWEEN BOXES. DX CONT TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| DROPPED BOXES ON HAND SEVERAL DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment |
| PT REACHED INTO A BOX W/CD'S AND WAS CUT ON CASE. DX: LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS CARRYING A BOX AND SMASHED AGAINST WALL. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| WOODEN BOX FELL ON HAND DX. HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| LEFT HAND CONTUSION.PT SMASHED HAND BETWEEN TWO BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| LAC HAND ON A GLASS COVERED CONTAINER;LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| RT HAND SPRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING BOXES AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| 49 YO F CUT HAND OPENING A BOX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND ON CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Containers |
| PACKAGE WAS ON FIRE AT PT'S HOME 2 DAYS AGO. FD NS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| LEFT HAND CONT. A BOX FELL ONTO PT HAND IN HER BASEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Pipes |
| LACERATION HAND - 45 YOF LACERATED LEFT HAND ON A METAL BAR IN A MOVING BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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