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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Metal containers |
| PT WAS COLLECTING CANS AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURED BY A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE ON HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing |
| HLEPING HER SON TO PACK FOR DETOX, ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HAND WITH A NEEDL E IN HIS POCKET >> HAND PW/NEEDLE STICK |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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