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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,946
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 45 YO M SLIPPED ON ICE GETTING MAIL AT MAILBOX. DX FOREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 33 YR OLD MALE STRUCK KNEE ON MAILBOX AND FX FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 47YOF ABRAISON TO SCALP HIT HEAD ON A BIRD FEEDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 38 F, PT FELL AT MAIL BOX ,AT HOME, WHEN SHE TRIPPED STEPPING UP ONT O SIDEWALK. DX. WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| A 49 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK HEAD ON MAILBOX DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 27YOM,BELTED DRIVER, STRUCK A MAIL BOX @ LOW SPEED THEN CRASHED THE MV INTO A BARRIER, +ABD>>CHEST MS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 45YOM, REPORTS WAS " SWINGING @ SOMEONE"&ACC PUNCHED A MAILBOX >>HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 31YOWM PT C/O HIT AND RUN BY CAR THIS AM THAT HIT R HAND, PT FELL INTO MAILBOX WITH C/O R HAND PAIN. DX. SPRAIN LUMBOSACRAL, CONT R HAND/WRI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FACIAL LAC, 44 YOM WALKED INTO A BIRD FEEDER HITTING FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 46YOF-SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON A MAILBOX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 43YOF WITH CHI FROM FALLING MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 33 Y/O/M KICKED A WISHING WELL AT HOME AND INJURED ANKLE DX/ RT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 43YOM FELL AGAINST MAILBOX CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 36 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| 36YOM STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING RAILROAD TIES FOR LANDSCAPING IN HIS YARD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 44YOM LAC FOOT ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 35 YO F, PATIENT FELL ONTO PLASTIC HANDLE OF HANDHELD FLAG, PUNCTURING RT NOSTRIL, DETACHED LEFT RETINA, PAIN, BLEEDING, DX PENETRATING NASAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 46YOF-BIL FOOT ABS-DROPPED LANDSCAPE TIMBER ON FEET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 27 YOM-SEATBELTED DRIVER INVOLVED IN MVA-UPPER ARMS & TORSO-STRUCK SEVE RAL MAILBOXES DX MINOR CT/ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Water slides |
| 30YOM-FLANK PW-ON A *** @ HOME WHEN HE SLID INTO A FLAG THAT IMPALED HI S FLANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Stairs or steps |
| 43YOM, SUDDEN ONSET OF NECK PAIN WALKING DOWN STAIRS CARRYING ?MAILBOX OVER SHOULDER>>TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 38 YOM FELL HITTING GARDEN GNOME. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LUMBAR STR. 26 YOM STRAINED BACK WHEN FALLING OVER A LANDSCAPE LOG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 48YOM SLIPPED OFF SOME DECORATIVE BRICKS AND TWISTED ANKLE DX: ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 43YOF-FIGNER FX-TRIPPED OVER RAILROAD TIE-FELL IN FRONT YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 48YOF STUBBED R GREAT TOE ON RAILROAD TIE AT HOME, CONTUSION TO TOE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 36YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON A LANDSCAPE TIMBER IN HIS YARD;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 31 YOM PUNCHED MAILBOX. DX: R 4/5 METACARPAL DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 27YOM PUTTING OUT GARDEN STONES IN HIS BACK YARD AND FELT A POP IN LEF T KNEE AS HE WAS LIFTING THEM STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 42 YO M HIT HEAD ON A MAILBOX SUSTAINED FOREHEAD ABRASION*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 42YOF, REACHING INTO MAILBOX&SLIPPED SCARPING ARM ONTO THE MAILBOX >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 30YOF STEPPED ON A SHEPARDS HOOK DX:LT FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 34 YO M MOTHER-IN-LAW RAN OVER MAILBOX WITH CAR, TRYING TO GET MAILBOX OUT FROM UNDER CAR, CUT HAND. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 31 YOF PUNCHED A MAILBOX; INJURED RT HAND. DX**: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 50YOF WAS WALKING DOG TRIED TO STEP OVER A DECORATOVE RAIL ROAD TIE AND IT FLIPPED OVER INVERTED RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 26 YOF, COMES IN WITH LOW BACK PAIN, PT TRIPPED OVER SOME DECORATIVE ROCKS, LANDED ON BUTTOCKS DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CONT. R HEEL: BACK PAIN; 31YOM C/O BACK PAIN, PAIN IN R FOOT,PLAYING "CAPTURE THE FLAG" RUNNING W/ FLAG,FELL,INJ'G HEEL,LANDING ON LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 26 YHR OLD BLACK MALE DX LACERATION OF RT HAON MAND - S/P HX OF PUSHING ON MAILBOX TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Stairs or steps |
| 26YO F; PT TRIPPED ON STEPS, HIT ELBOW ON MAILBOX, RECEIVED LAC TO ELBOW; DX: LACERATION TO RT. ELBOW# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 49YOF THREE DAYS AGO CLIMBED A TREE REPLACING BIRD FEEDER SLIPPED STRUCKING RIBS;RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 30 YOF FELL INTO LARGE PLANTER LAC HEADA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 28 YOF LAC RT RING FINGER FROM SHARP MAIL BOX EDGE. DX: LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 40YOWF PT STATES DECORATIVE METAL BIRDHOUSE FELL ON HEAD TIS AM, HAS SM ALL LAC BACK OF HEAD. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 29 YOM WAS RESTRAINED DRIVER HIT MAILBOXES TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION C/O PAIN TO NECK AND FOREARM. DX-STRAIN FOREARM , SPRAIN NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Eyeglasses |
| 45YOBF PT WALKED TO MAILBOX TODAY NAD PASSED OUT FALLING FACE FORWARD, WEARING GLASSES, ABRAS NOSE. DX. CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 48 YOM SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT MAILBOX ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 35 YOM FX HAND WHEN STRUCK ON MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 45 Y/O F PUNCTURED R SHIN ON A LAWN ORNAMENT FRIDAY AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND R SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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