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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Bags |
| PUNCTURE R 5TH FINGER, PT GOT HURT W/A NEEDLE IN A BAG AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Bags |
| PUNCTURE L 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY W/A NEEDLE FROM THE GARBAGE BAG AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| NEEDLE STICK TO HAND WHEN GETTING NEWSPAPER OUT OF WASTE BASKET IN GAS STATION RESTROOM/ NEEDLE STICK UNKNOWN SOURCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Chairs |
| HAD BLOOD DRAWN, DURING WHICH LIGHTHEADNESS&SYNCOPED&FELL OFF CHAIR " SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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