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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,762
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| LAC OT HAND WHEN USING A KNIFE TO OPEN A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| TRYING TO OPEN BOX W/KITCHEN KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY ON VOL L THUMB PAD PALM . DX. LAC L THUMB, HAND PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Tapes |
| PT PULLING OPEN TAPED BOX TO NEW DVD AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HAND. D: HA ND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| RIGHT HAND SPR. PT DROPPED A BOX ONTO HAND, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS CUT ON GLASS WHILE MOVING BOXES. DX: R HAND LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HAD A LARGE BOX FALL ONTO LT HAND, FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT CUT HAND ON A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 41 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 |
| RIGHT HAND STR. PT HAD A CRATE OF WATER FALL ONTO HAND WHEN MOVING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSION HAND - 26 YOF WAS CARRYING A HEAVY BOX AND WENT TO PUT THE BO X DOWN AND HIT RIGHT HAND ON DESK SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| LEFT HAND PAIN SECONDARY TO FIFTH METACARPAL NONDISPLACED FRACTURE FROM SWINGING BOXES AND HIT HAND ON CAGE AS HE WAS MOVING BOXES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FX HAND WHEN LIFTING A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| MC FX-HIT HAND ON A HEAVY BOX-@ STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Alcohol |
| GOT MAD, HIT BOX, HURT HAND + ETOH DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 LIFTING A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 36 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 |
| LEFT HAND CONTUSION.PT HAD A BOX FALL ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LEFT THENAR EMI NENCE OF HAND WHEN OPENING A PACKAGE ONE HOUR AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| SMASHED HAND ON BOX CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| HIT BOX WITH FIST PAIN RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS GETTING UP OFF A BOX WHEN IT COLLAPSED ADN CAUGHT SELF WITH HAND DX: RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 39 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CUT HAND ON A RAZOR ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BOX " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 45 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 |
| CONTUSION TO FELL ON HAND - CONTAINERFELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers, Other sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment |
| PT C/O PAIN. PT DROPPED BOX OF CDS ON HAND . DX CONT RT HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Tableware and accessories |
| DROPPED A BOX OF DISHES ON HAND " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Containers, Gun powder or ammunition |
| 1 AND 2 DEG BURNS. THREW CAN INTO SMALL FIRE & REALIZED IT WAS GUN POWD ER. GRABBED IT AND IT EXPLODED BURNING PT'S HAND. FD++ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2006 | 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 |
| 49YOF CUT WHILE MOVING BOXES LAC TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX AND LACERATED LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SPRAIN HAND - PATIENT REPORTS MOVING A BOX, IT SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT - TWISTED HAND AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HAND - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| CRATE FELL ON HAND/ CONTUSION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 46 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, Chairs |
| PT WAS MOVING & HEAVY BOX FELL PINCHING HAND BETWEEN CHAIR AND WALL. DX: L HAND CONT/ABR, L EYELID ABSCESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PUSHED A BOX CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF GLASS DX: R HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| TRIPPED&FELL HITTING THE BACK OF HAND ON A BOX " LAC' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 36 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 |
| HEAVY BOX FELL ON HAND DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 33 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, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUTTING A BOX W/BOXCUTTER. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HIT HAND ON A BOX. DX: L HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2006 | 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, Chairs |
| HAND PAIN AFTER LIFTING BOXES/CHAIRS " CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 27 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, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CUT HAND WHILE OPENING A PACK OF RAZOR " LAC" LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 49 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: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| L HAND PAIN - PAIN AFTER LIFTING BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 35 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, Weight lifting |
| WAS STACKING LEAD WEIGHTS ON A BOX AND HAND GOT CAUGHT UNDER BOX DX: R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT DX LT HAND SPRAIN - DUE TO LIFTING BOXES THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| 27 YOF SMASHED HAND BETWEEN BOXES. RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| RT HAND FRACTURE,FACIAL CONTUSION.PT WAS CARRYING BOXES AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers, Stairs or steps |
| UNLOADING BOXES MISSED A STEP HAND IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT HAND BOXER'S FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT C/O HURT HAND. PT HURT HAND WHILE MOVING BOXES. DX CONT TO LFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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