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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,181
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS CUT ON STAPLE IN TRASH. DX: R THUMB LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 29 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE STEPPED ON STAPLE INJURING HIS FOOT- DX- F/B IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 48YOF HAS STAPLE STUCK IN THUMB FOREIGN BODY THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| RIGHT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN STUFFING ENVELOPES FOR CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| INK FROM INK CARTRIDGE EXPLODED ALL OVER HANDS DERMATITIS HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Christmas decorations |
| 48 YO F STAPLING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, INJURY TO FINGER. DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 28 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE INJURED LEFT ANKLE TODAY DUE TO FALL AND STEPPED ON A STAPLE DX- PUNCTURE TO LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A STAPLE AND HAD IT REMOVED FROM FOOT PREVIOUSLY BUT STILL P AINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STEPPED ON A STAPLE, PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEEL OF RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 30 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: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT HAD A STAPLE WOUND TO RT HAND YESTERDAY, BIB POLICE FOR MEDICAL CLEARANCE. DX-RT HAND STAPLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LICKED AN ENVELOPE AT HOME AND HAS RASH ON TONGUE ALLERGIC REACTION TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies, Doors |
| 42 F WALKING WITH A CLIP BOARD WHEN THE DOOR OPENED UP INTO HER CHEST C ONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT DX SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND LT FOOT - S/P PT STEPPED ON STAPLE 4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| HAS STAPLE IN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A RUBBER BAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 32 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: Desk supplies |
| USED AN ERASER TO RUB A SCRATCH IN HEAD LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT POKED HIS THUMB WITH A STAPLER C/O SWELLING DX CELLULITIS THUMB*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT C/O BITTING DOWN ON STAPLE IN SALAD, FEELS LIKE SHE SWALLOWED WITH SALAD DX: INJESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT USING A STAPLER AND GOT A STAPL EMBEDDED IN LEFT FIFTH FINGER FB FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| SWALLOWED PAPER CLIP. DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON ENVELOPES WHILE IN ***. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH RUBBER BAND. DX EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON ENVELOPES AT ***. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SWALLOWED A STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PTS WIFE ACCIDENTLY STAPLED PT L 4TH FINGER WITH DESKTOP STAPLER @ HOME PTA DX PUNCTURE WOUND L 4TH FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE CARRYING CLIPBOARD AND FACE HIT CLIP. DX: R BROW LAC 1.3 CM, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT HAS A STAPLE IN HER FINGER. DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| INK POISON, LWOT DX: NOT STATED / LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED HAND AT HOME, LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Paper products |
| CUT FINGER ONPAPERCLIP WHILE SORTING PAPERS/ LAC LT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| BAREFOOTED&ACC STEPPEDONTO A PIECE OF PACKING STAPLE >>FB REMOVAL/PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | 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 |
| PT STEPPED ON A STAPLE. DX: L PLANTAR PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 31Y/O,F,STAPLED FINGER AT HOME, PUNCTURES L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT FOUND A STAPLE IN SANDWICH AT ***'S. DOESN'T KNOW IF ANYTHING ELSEWA S IN SANDWICH. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL FOOT LACERATION AFTER STEPPING ON A RUSTY STAPLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION FROM AN ELASTIC BAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32YOM, POKED EYE WITH ENVELOPE, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STAETS CUT FOOT ON DRY ERASER BOARD AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 45YO WHITE MALE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A RUBBERBAND,HAD SUDDEN SPASM FELL TO KNEES,C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 45 YOM WAS HIT ON HAND WITH HOLE PUNCH ON TRAIN PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 27 YOM WAS HIT IN EYE WITH PAPERCLIP CORNIEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT PUT RUBBER BAND IN NOSE AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY IN NOSE. REMOVAL DONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLED FINGER. DX. FINGER CELLULITIS, PUNCTURE WOUND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| H/O AUTIMS, MENTAL RETARDATION, BROUGHT IN BY STAFF AFTER THE WITNESSED INGESTION OF PAPER CLIP>>FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY GOT STAPLE IN HAND AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT HAS A PAPERCLIP STUCK IN NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 33 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX CONJ: PLAY'G AROUND, ACC, POKED TO R EYE W *** MARKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION - SCRATCHED WITH A PAPER ENVELOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 41 YOF HAS STAPLE PUT IN EAR TO LOSE WEIGHT EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 40 YO M ABRASION TO HAND CUT ON STAPLE AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| F/B INGESTION. SWALLOWED PAPER CLIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 36 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: Desk supplies |
| C/O EYE PAIN S/P STRUCK IN EYE WITH ELASTIC BAND VERSUS ELASTIC BAND GU N>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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