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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,342
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| FX METACARPAL - HIT PUNCHING BAG WITH FIST AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Boxing, Coffee makers or teapots |
| C/O HAND PAIN FOR A MONTH, FREQUENTLY GETS NUMBNESS, TODAY DROPPED A CO FFEE POT, REPORTS THAT HE USED TO BE A BOXER>>TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT WAS PUNCHING A BOXING SPEED BAG AND INJURED HAND, FRACTURE OF RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| HURT HAND PUNCHING A TRAINING BAG FRACTURE METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT WAS BOXING OTHER PERSON YESTERDAY WHEN INJURED HAND. D:METACARPAL FX , HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing, Ceilings and walls |
| PT PUNCHING PUNCHING BAG-MISSED HIT WALL-CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT PUNCHING A PUNCHING BAG AT HOME MISSED AND HIT A STEEL BEAM DX// LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 32 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: Boxing, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS PUNCHING A PUNCHING BAG AND HAD HIT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL C ONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Boxing |
| DX SPRAIN HAND/CONTU HAND(S) R HAND & WRIST; INJ YTDY W PUNCH'G PUNCH'G BAG W WEAR'G BOX'G GLOVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Boxing |
| RT HAND LAC.PT WAS USING A PUNCHING BAG AND CHAIN WAS IN THE WAY AND PT LACERATED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| RIGHT HAND INJURY FROM HITTING PUNCHING BAG. DX-ACUTE RIGHT HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 33 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: Boxing |
| SPRAIN LEFT HAND-SUS INJ TO LEFT HAND WHILE BOXING. HAND IS SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL, FEELS LIKE IT IS ON FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Boxing |
| CUT TO HAND HIT FRIENDS TOOTH WHILE SPARING BOXING WITH FRIEND DX: HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing, Bars and bar accessories |
| MC FX-HITTING A PUNCHING BAG-MISSED-HIT A BAR-@ A BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT INJURED RIGHT HAND WHILE BOXING, BOXER FRACTURE OF RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Boxing |
| HAND SPRAIN-PUNCHED A PUNCHING BAG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| RIGHT HAND INJURY FROM BOXING. RX-RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT HIT POLE WITH HAND DURING BOXING MATCH C/OPAIN DX: HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 33 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: Boxing, Ceilings and walls |
| USING PUNCHING BAG, HIT CEMENT WALL/ CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Boxing, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION R HAND; WAS BOXING AT HOME WITH NO GLOVES ON AND PUNCHED A W ALL. * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| DX L HAND CONTU: PT GOT INOT AGRUMENT W EX-WIFE AND STARTED DRINK'G W TO GYM WHERE HE TOOK OUT HIS FRUSTRATIONS ON A PUNCHING BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS SHADOW BOXING & ACCIDENTALLY PUNCHED A CEMENT WALL AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT PUNCHED A PUNCHING BAG AT THE GYM AND INJURED HAND DX// LEFT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PATIENT C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER USING A PUNCHING BAG 1 WEEK AGO, SWELLING IS DOWN BUT STILL HAS PAIN. DX-RT 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| 33YOM STRUCK A PUNCHING BAG WITH LEFT HAND INJURING HAND; HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Boxing |
| HURT WHILE BOXING. DX- L HAND INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO THE HAND AFTER PUNCHING A BAG 2 DAYS AGO.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS HITTING A PUNCHING BAG AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT FX RT HAND ON PUNCHING BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 33 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: Boxing |
| DX OPEN R 5TH MC FX: USING SPEED BAG, BARE FISTED, MISSED BAG AND HIT METAL FRAME W OUTSIDE R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| COTUSION TO HAND WHEN BOXING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| BOXING W/ BF, HAND INJURY DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT INJURED HAND USING A PUNCHING BAG AT THE GYM DX// RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT IN A PUNCHING BAG CONTEST AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Boxing |
| 36 YO MALE WAS IN BOXING MATCH AT CONVENTION CENTER HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 30 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| 30 YO M CONTUSION TO HAND AFTER PUNCHING PUNCHING BAG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| R HAND PAIN, HURT USING PUNCHING BAG DX; FX R 3/4 MC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| 26 YO STRIKING BOXING BAG INJURED HAND FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| 32 YO MALE PUNCHED A PUNCHING BAG FRAME AT A GAME ON BOARDWALK CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| HAND CONTUSION. PT WAS PUNCHING HARD ON THE PUNCHING BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT STATES THAT HE HEARD HIS KNUCKLES CRACK AT BOXING CLASS LAST NIGHT, HAND IS SWOLLEN. DX. R METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Boxing |
| DX R MCJ SPRAIN/CONTU: ONSET TODAY WHILE BOXING IN BOXING MATCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 28 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: Boxing |
| R HAND PAIN AND SWELLING AFTER PUNCHING BAG. DX CONTUSION R HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 30 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: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| DX R/O R HAND 4 METACARPAL FX: INJ R HAND PAIN, SWELLING, ECCYMOSIS S/P BOXING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| WORKING OUT, PUNCHED BAG WRONG ANGLE, HURT HAND. DX HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT AT A BAR PUNCHING A PUNCHING BAG GAME MACHINE AND HIT A PIECE OF THE MACHINE WITH RIGHT HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | 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: Boxing |
| PT HAD HAND PX WHILE PRACTICING W/PUNCHING BAG. DX: FIFTH PROX METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT WAS BOXING IN THE GYM WITHOUT ANY GLOVES AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND CONTU SION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT WAS PUNCHING A PUNCHING BAG LAST EVENING AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 34 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: Boxing |
| DX R HAND, 3RD MCP JOINT INJ: R HAND DISCOMFORT WITH "POPPINT" WITH CLOSE FIST AFTER HITTING PUNCHING BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT AT HOME USING A PUNCHING BAG INJ R HAND/ DX FX R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Boxing, Hockey |
| 28YOM HAD BEEN PUNCHING A PUNCHING BAG 3 WEEKS AGO,HEARD A POP,DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATT,TODAY PLAYING HOCKEY,FELL STRIKING HAND;HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Boxing |
| PT STATES HE WAS HITTING A PUNCHING BAG HAS PAIN TO RT HAND SPRAIN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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