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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,972
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 3-4 WEEKS AGO, CAR DOOR CAUGHT PT ON ELBOW. PAIN IN ELBOW WORSE AFTER P LAYING POOL LAST NIGHT. D: EPICONDYLITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 26 YO MALE HIT IN LEFT ELBOW WITH POOL STICK LAST NIGHT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING A POOL TABLE DOWN A STAIRCASE AND GOT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN POOL TABLE AND DOOR JAM AT CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| DX NASAL CONTUSION: POOL STICK FELL FROM RACK AND STRUCK PT'S NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT RECEIVED BRUISED TO FINGER WHEN DROPPED 600 LB POOL TABLE ON FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| FELL AGAINST POOL TABLE SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT SUS LAC TO SCALP BY A POOLSTICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 35 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 35 YOM HIT WITH POOL STICK CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT. STATES SHOULDER POPPED OUT WHILE PLAYING POOL DX: DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 33 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: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 33 YOM PLAYING BILLIARDS HIT WITH STICK FX FACIAL BONES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 42 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| LIFTING 350 LB POOL TABLE AND BACK CLICKED SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| GOT HIT IN FACE WITH CUE BALL DX: CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 41YOF HURT BACK MOVING POOL TABLE DX: ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PAIN WHILE BENDING TO SHOOT POOL DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 46 YOM HIT IN FACE WITH POOL STICK LACERATION PERIORBITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING POOL AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE ARM. DX-LEFT ELBOW PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 36 YO MALE HIT IN HEAD WITH POOL STICK BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 35 Y/O F C/O PAIN IN HAND. PT HIT RT HAND ON POOL TABLE. DX FRACTURE TO RT METACARPAL FX #5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool, Chairs |
| 43YOF TWISTED HER KNEE WHILE PLAYING POOL, ALSO FELL OFF HER CHAIR/ETOH DX: SPRAIN R KNEE & R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| MOVING A POOL TABLE AT FIRE COMPANY @ 2000, HE SLIPPED ON WATER & FEL L JERKING HIS RIGHT ARM, HAS ELBOW PAIN. DX ACUTE RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| LAC PENIS; WAS INTOXICATED, HAD INTERCOURSE ON POOL TABLE AND CUT PENIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| RT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS PLAYING POOL AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 26 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: Billiards or pool |
| SPRAIN LOW BACK MOVED A POOL TABLE AT HOME AND INJURED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - INJURED LOWER BACK LIFTING A POOL TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT HAS HX OF LOW BACK PAIN HAS INCREASED PAIN NOW FROM WALKING IN MALLA LSO BENDING WHILE PLAYING POOL DX PROBABLE DISCAL HERNIATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT BENDING OVER WHILE PLAYING BILLIARDS STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| LAC R EYEBROW; HIT WITH A POOL CUE, INMATE AT CORRECTIONAL CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| CHEST WALL PAIN - STRUCK WITH POOL STICK WHEN PLAYING POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| HIT WITH POOL STICKLACERATION EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 1 WEEK AGO WAS HIT IN HEAD BY A POOL CUE THEN TODAY WAS AT GROCERY STOR E AND HIT HEAD ON A SHELF DX: NEW ONSET OF SEIZURES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 44 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: Billiards or pool |
| CUT HAND ON POOL TABLE, NOW HAS RED LINE GOING UP ARM. NONWORK. LACERATION LEFT HAND, LYMPHADENITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION/ETOH INTOXICATION - "HE WAS PLAYING POOL AND HE WAS HIT BY A STICK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK BY POOL CUE FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT WAS PLAYING POOL AT BAR AND HAD CHEST PX. DX: CHEST PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| LEFT BICEP TENDONITIS. PT WAS SHOOTING POOL AND INJURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| STATES BROTHER THREW CUE BALL @ HIM HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH. LAC IN SI DE & BROKEN CENTRAL INCISOR. DX: LAC TO MOUTH. LEFT WITHOUT TREATME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT STRUCK IN EYE WITH POOL STICK, ACUTE R MAXILLARY CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Billiards or pool, Floors or flooring materials |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY,LARGE ADENOIDS MASS-DOT DIZZY WHILE PLAYING POOL FEL L AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Billiards or pool, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT PALM-WAS MOVING POOL TABLE YESTERDAY AND NAIL ON TABLE CAUGHT RT PALM. HAS SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| WAS HELPING TO MOVE A POOL TABLE & 1 HR. LATER STARTED FEELING PAIN IN RT SIDE OF BACK. ACUTE LOWER BACK STRAIN@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT HIT RIGHT HIP ON POOL TABLE AT BAR. DX: RIGHT HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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