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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,810
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| INGESTED FB - 34 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM GROUP HOME AFTER SWALLOWING 4 PAPER CLIPS IN MOMENT OF STRESS - TRANS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 50YO WHITE MALE CUT LEG ON PAPERCLIP 3WKS AGO,NOW RED-SWELLING-PAIN DX LEFT LOWER LEG EXT CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN FINGER/ FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 45 YOF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM A STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HELPING SON W/ A PROJECT A STAPLE IN FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/RUBBER BAND. DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR, CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 27 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: Desk supplies |
| PT STATES STEP ON STAPLE - ABRASION TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Caulking or spackling compounds |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A LETTER OPENER WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A CA ULKING TUBE>>THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PW RT FOOT.PT STEPPED ON WOOD WITH STAPLES AND INJURED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LIPS SWELLING,BURNING 4 DAYS, ? ALLERGIC REACTION TO MOUSE PAD, MADE OF ***. ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A STAPLE. DX. FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A STAPLE 4 DAYS PRIOR PW LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT REPORTS THAT LAST NIGHT SHE WAS LOOKING IN ENVELOPE AND IT SCRATCHED HER R EYE. DX. ACUTE EYE PAIN, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 32YMC STAPLE IN FINGER/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE RT EYE WITH AN ENVELOPE WHILE AT HOME. C/O RT EYE IRRITATION. DX: RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 26Y/O,F,STEPPED ON STAPLE AT HOME, CELLULITIS, R HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desk supplies, Bags |
| CARRYING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FELL W/ BAGS TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| INGESTION OF FB - 33 YO FEMALE SWALLOWED 4 PAPERCLIPS - LOCATED VIA XRA Y - PRESENTS FROM GROUP HOME WITH CASEWORKER - TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND - SLAMMED HAND ONTO TICKET SPIKE ON COUNTER AT RESTAURANT BY ACCIDENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A STAPLE AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 37 YOM ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED LEFT HAND, REMOVED STAPLE AND NOW HAS PUNCT URE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| SCALP LAC. W STAPLES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT LAC FINGER ON PENCIL SHARPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER HE SWALLOWED A PAPER CLIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HAND PW-INJURED ON RUSTY STAPLE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED - 33 YO FEMALE WITH HISTORY OF COMPULSIVE SWALLO WING INGESTED SEVERAL PAPERCLIPS - XRAY -10-12 PAPERCLIPS IN STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HAND PW-SHOT STAPLE INTO HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT KNELT ON A PAPER CLIP, INJURED KNEE, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO R EYE HIT WITH CORNER OF ENVELOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT HAD A LETTER OPENER FALL AND CUT RIGHT ANKLE, LACERATION TO RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SLEPT W/5 RUBBER BANDS ON WRIST. DX: R RADIAL NEUROPRAXIA W/O COMPRESSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 35 YO MALE WAS HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH RUBBER BAND CONJUNCTIVITIS SECONDARY TO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ESOPHAGUS FB-POSSIBLY INGESTED A PUSH TACK PIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON LETTER OPENER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE WOUND L THUMB WITH STAPLE. DX TETNUS SHOT SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies, Floors or flooring materials |
| CUT BOTTOM OF FOOT ON A STAPLE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR. DX-ABRASION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies, Containers |
| PT MOVING BOXES,POSS STABBED WITH A STAPLE,C/O L HAND PAIN & SWELLING DX CELLULITIS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 45 YO HIT IN EYE W/ENVELOPE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PAT SUS PUNCTURE TO HAND DUE TO STAPLES% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A STAPLE SOMEHOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SWALOWED 3 PAPERCLIPS LIVES IN GROUP HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 31 YO MALE WAS EATING FOOT FROM PIZZERIA AND FOUND STAPLE IN FOOD ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT HIT HAND ON STAPLER-CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 32 YO MALE HAD STAPLE ACCUPUNCTURE TO EAR CELLULITIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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