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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,230
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 28 YOM HIT HEAD ON POOL TABLE. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YOM LBP AFTER MOVING POOL TABLE DX; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| L HAND INFECTION:INMATE LOCAL PRISON SAT.PLAYING POOL,DIDN'T KNOW STICK WAS BROKE,PIECE WOOD WENT INTO HAND,SPLINTER IN WEB SPACE,SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 29 YOM PT WAS PLAYING POOL, HAD 3 SHOTS OF ETOH OVER 4 HR PERIOD. PASS ED OUT AND STRUCK HEAD ON POOL TABLE. DENTAL AVULSION/FX, FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOM WITH LOW BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING POOL TABLE DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 34YOM MOVING A POOL TABLE AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 26 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: Billiards or pool |
| LAC HEAD- HIT WITH POOL CUE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| RT ELBOW STRAIN.PT WAS PLAYING POOL AND INJURED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| BACK PAIN-48 Y/O M-SINCE HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A POOL TABLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| L FOREARM FX/27YOF STS SOMEONE SWUNG POOL CUE AND STRUCK HER L FOREARM. PT SMELLS OF ETOH ALSO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| HIT IN FACE WITH POOL STICK CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER MOVING A POOL TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PAIN TO LOWER BACK MOVING POOL TABLE DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 48 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-48 Y/O M-INJURED WHILE MOVING A POOL TABLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| TWISTED BACK WHILE PLAYING POOL MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| HIP INJURY FROM TRIPPING AND HITTING RIGHT HIP AGAINST POOL TABLE. DX-RIGHT HIP CONTUSION, FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| BACK PAIN WITH SCIATICA, PT COMPLAIN OF LUMBAR BACK PAIN AFTER MOVIGN POOL TABLE YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| 34 YOM MOVING BILLIARDS TABLE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 48 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 CAUGHT A 250# POOL TABLE THAT WAS FALLING - FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN. LU MBOSACRAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| ACC STEPPED ONTO A POOL TABLE BALL&FELL LANDING ONTO BACK, NOW WITH LBP >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT + ETOH + COCAINE TRIPPED AT A BAR FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A POOL TABLE DX// HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| RIGHT SHOULDER DIS. PT FELL HITTING A POOL TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT AT BAR WHEN GOT IN ALTERCATION. REACHED AROUND HER ASSAILANT TO GRAB A POOL BALL & CUT WRIST ON PIECE OF GLASS THAT WAS THERE. DX:WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| CONTUSION CHEST WALL: 27YOM FELL INTO POOL TABLE HITTING L RIB, ROUGH- HOUSING FRIEND, BOTH WERE DRINKING, C/O L RIB PAIN, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT LIFTED HEAVY POOL TABLE YESTERDAY, TO ER WITH CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD AND EYE WITH POOL STICK, CONTUSION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 35 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 WITH LOW BACK PAIN SINCE MOVING POOL TABLE ON FRIDAY. D: LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 42 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: Billiards or pool |
| PT HIT SHIN ON POOL TABLE DX;; (L) LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Billiards or pool, Floors or flooring materials |
| 48 YOF WAS PLAYING POOL AND SLIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT LODGE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT WAS MOVING A HEAVY POOL TABLE WHICH LANDED ON FOOT. DX: MULT TOE FX'S, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 29 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN PLAYING POOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT SPLINTER IN FINGER FROM A POOL STICK AT A BAR DX// FB LEFT INDEX FINGER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| FACE CT-ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED DOWN HITTING A POOL TABLE-@ A BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT STATES HURT BACK HELPING A FRIEND PUTTING A POOL TABLE TOGETHER. DX . LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| HAND STR. PT STRAINED HAND WHEN PUNCHING A POOL TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT WITH LOWER BACK STRAIN MOVING POOL TABLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT HAD POOLTABLE FALL ON ANKLE-FOOT AREA-CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT WALKED INTO THE END OF A POOL STICK.DX: L EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMO RRHAGE, SCLERAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| FACE CT-HIT FOOT WHILE PLAYING POOL-@ A BAR-+ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH POOL STICK LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 26 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| LIFTED A POOL TABLE. DX STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| DAUGHTER REPORTS PT HAD 2 BUMPS ON FH, STATES WHILE SHOOTING POOL TONIG HT, PT HIT BUMPS. DX. CONT HEAD, SINUSITIS, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| ACUTE BACK PAIN AFTER HELPING BROTHER MOVE A POOL TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| RIB FX'S;LUNG CONT/44YOM FELL ON ICE WHILE WALKING TO CAR CARRYING POOL CUE CASE. FELL ONTO POOL CUE CASE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 46 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 FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A POOL TABLE SUSTAINED A SCALP LA CERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| GOT HIT W A POOL STICK. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 32 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: Billiards or pool |
| LEFT RIB CONT. PT WAS CARRYING A POOL TABLE AND FELL BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PUSHED BY BROTHER, HIT LEG ON POOL TABLE/ CONTUSION RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PATIENT WAS HIT ON HEAD WITH POOL STICK. DX; 4 CM LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Billiards or pool |
| PT WAS HIT IN L EYE W/A POOL CUE STICK AT POOL HALL. DX. CORNEAL ABRAS ION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Billiards or pool, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS MOVING A POOL TABLE AND SMASHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE POOL TABL E AND A WALL CRUSH INJURY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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