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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 314
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Chairs |
| GETTING INJECTION INTO EYE, CHAIR FAILED&NEEDLE SCRATCHED EYE >> CORNEL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS GIVEN AN INJECTION IN KNEE AT DOCTORS OFFICE AND PASSED OUT ONTO FLOOR DX: VASOVAGAL SNYCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT SOAKED CIGARETTE BUTTS IN WATER, THEN INJECTED IN ARM D DX: ARM CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| WATCHING SOMEONE HAVE BLOOD DRAWN WITH NEEDLE IN HOSPITAL AND FELL IN FLOOR DX FALL WITHOUT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Beds or bedframes |
| PT REACHING BEHIND A BED AT THE *** INN AND THERE WAS A SYRINGE SUSTAI NED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Bags |
| NEEDLESTICK TO FINGER-STUCK W/A USED NEEDLE ON SYRINGE IN GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | Age: 30 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: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Buckets or pails |
| PT GOT NEEDLE STICK FROM CONTAMINATED NEEDLE IN THE GARBAGE PAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT THROWING AWAY GARBAGE IN DUMPSTER BEHIND ***,STUCK W NEEDLETO PALM,N OT PT'S NEEDLE, DX NEEDLE STICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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