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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,347
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| BACK SPR/47YOM HURT LOW BACK/BUTTOCKS WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN SINCE SHOVELING SNOW AT 5 AM. DX. ACUTE BACK PAIN, PROBAB LE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 40 YOM C/O LBP AFTER SHOVELING SNOW ON WEDNESDAY, AGGRA VATED ON OLD BACK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| BACK & LT KNEE PAIN STARTING WHEN SHOVELING SNOW. ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER HE PUSHED A CAR & SHOVELED SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 41 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 36 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN + RT KNEE STRAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Furniture |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 31 YOM AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJURY 2 WKS AGO AFTER SHOVELI NG SNOW, INITIAL INJURY OCCURRED MOVING FURNITURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 42 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN SHOVELING SNOW YESTERDAY - PRESENTS TODAY WITH WORSENING PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW 1 WEEK AGO. LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STR;POSSIBLE DISC INJ/31YOM C/O SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN TODAY WHEN HAVING A SHOVEL FULL OF SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN X1 WEEK,AFTER SHOVELING SNOW LAST WEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT HAS LOW BACK PAIN 3 DAYS AFTER SHOVELING SNOW DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUNBAR STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 36 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOWER BACK PAIN -36 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STRAINED BACK WHILE SHOVELING SNOW DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STRAINED BACK WHILE SHOVELING SNOW DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Containers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - 50 YOF C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW PAST 2- 3 DAYS AND LIFTING BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT INJURED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME, RECEIVED BACK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BACK PAIN FROM COCCYX DOWN BACK OF BOTH LEGS - ONSET WHEN SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING LUMBAR STRAIN / SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 35YOM SHOVELING DIRT, HURT BACKDX: ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR/LOW B ACK PAIN ACUTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SHOVELING FROZEN GARBAGE FROM TRAILER/LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-PAIN FOR 11 DAYS-SINCE SHOVELING SNOW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT SUSTAINED ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN WHEN SHOVELING SNOW + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-SINCE SHE SHOVELED SNOW AT HOME 2 DAYS PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Snow throwers or blowers |
| C/O LOW BACK PAIN, HAS BEEN SHOVELING AND SNOWBLOWING LAST COUPLE OF DAYS DX: ACUTE LUMBAR DISC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 32 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-AFTER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| ACUTE LOWER BACK STRAIN- WHILE SHOVELING SNOW @ HOME HURT BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 36 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOW BACK PAIN;LUMBAR STR/36YOWM INJURED BACK LAST WEEK SHOVELING S NOW. GETTING WORSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN SINCE SHOVELING SNOW RATES PAIN A 4/10% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-AFTER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW, C/O OF BACK PAIN DX STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LIFTING A SHOVEL AND INJ BACK STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME WHEN SHE NOTED GRADUAL ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Containers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-SINCE SHOVELING SNOW & LIFTING HEAVY BOXES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| AC BACK PAIN. 27 FM INJURED BACK WHEILE SHOVELING SNOW 2 DAYS AGO.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, PT TWISTED BACK, PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| HELPING WIFE SHOVEL SNOW. ACUTE LOWER BACK STRAIN@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PUL.LED MUSCLE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. ACUTE LOWER BACK STRAIN@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT HAD PX WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX: ACUTE LUMBAR PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOWER BACK STRAIN - INJURED LOWER BACK SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT.INJ.LOWER BACK AT GRANDMAS HOUSE WHEN USING A SNOW SHOVEL TO SH OVEL SNOW. DX; ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 29 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| ACUTE RT BACK STRAIN-HURT BACK 2 HOURS AGO WHILE SHOVELING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, SHOVELING SNOW YESTERDAY, FELT CATCH IN BACK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PATIENT SHOVELING SNOW, NEIGHBOR'S DOG RAN OUT OF YARD AND BIT HIM ON THE LEFT BUTTOCK. DX PUNCTURE WOUNDS LEFT BUTTOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 34 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 34 TOM SHOVELING SNOW SPRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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