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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,694
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FELL AGAINST METAL SIGN FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT TRIPPED ON CURB, FELL AND HIT EAR ON NEWSPAPER BOX. D:EAR LACERATION , PERICHONDERITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| A SIGN FELL ON HER FACE IN MACY'S. DX. NASAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER A SIGN ON SIDEWALK / FELL DX: L WRIST SPRAIN / LIP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WHILE USING MAC MACHINE PATIENT TWISTED AWKARDLY AND FELT PULLING OVER RIGHT HIP INTO RIGHT THIGH MUSCULAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FINGER FX-INJURED ON CONVEYOR BELT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SLIPPED,FELL ON CAUTION SIGN AT ***S WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| AT RESTAURANT AND HEAVY WOODEN SIGN FELL ON HEAD FROM CEILING CERVICAL STRAIN, CONTUSION SCALP, ABRASION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 39 YO MALE PUNCHED A SIGN CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT HAD SIGN FALL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD DX; MILD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 50 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: Public equipment, Knives |
| PT CUTTING A BANNER AND CUT R HAND W/ A KNIFE DX: R HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FOREHEAD BY A SIGN FALLING AND STRIKIN G HER AT A STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FX RING FINGER PROXIMAL PHALANX: PUNCHED PARKING METER WHEN WIFE CALLED THAT HIS DOG HAD DIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT ATEMPTING TO CLIMB A SIGN AND FELL STRIKING HEAD, + ETOH, AMNESIA X1 2 HOURS DX: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| A SIGN DROPPED ON HEAD AT A LAUNDROMAT SCALP CONTUSION CEREBELLA LESION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT C/O RT ANKLE GOT CAUGHT IN SUBWAY TURNSTILE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| GOT HIT IN HEAD WITH SIGN WHILE AT BANK DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A SIGN AT THE GROCERY STORE, FELL ON FLOOR. DX-HIP CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON A SIGN AND LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Public equipment, Gas, air or spring-operated guns |
| AT HOME CARRYING PIECE OF WOOD AND USING A PAINT GUN FOR MAKING A SIGN EY PAIN FROM PAINT GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Public equipment, Air conditioners |
| PT USING PAYPHONE @ TRANSITIOANL LIVING CENTER PLACED 1 ARM ON PAYPHONE AND 1 ARM ON EVAP. COOLER FELT SHOCK AND FELL TO GROUND NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WAS REMOVING A FOR SALES SIGN FROM FRONT YARD AND WHEN HE PULLED ON SIGN HE TWISTED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| INJURIED CHIN ON BUS STOP SING. LATER INFECTED. " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 39 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: Public equipment |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER GAS HOSE-@ GAS STATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| 49 YO TRIPPED OVER SIGN STRUCK FACE AGAINST WALL LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 37 YOF RAN INTO SIGN LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment, Bicycles or accessories |
| 39 YEAR OLD MALE CAUGHT TOE ON SIGN WHILE RIDING BIKE LACERATION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT HAD LARGE METAL SIGN HIT LEG; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Public equipment |
| DISLOCATION R SHOULDER, VIA AMB, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING TISSUE DISPENSER, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE. SOMETHING HIT HIM IN EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A SANITARY NAPKIN DISPENSER IN STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT FELL STRIKING NEWSPAPER STAND. DX: FACIAL LAC 1.5 CM, ATE 2ND TO ALCOHOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | 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: Public equipment |
| PT CUT HAND ON A BROKEN METAL POLE TODAY SUSTAINED " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 27 YOM WAS AT THE *** STATION AND WAS STRUCK ONTH E FOREHEAD WHEN THE WIND BLEW A SIGN OVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WAS WALKING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN TRIPPED HITTING HEAD ON A SIGN SUS TAINED" F.HEAD LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 27 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: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT LACERATED PALM OF HAND ON REAL ESTATE SIGN. D: PALM LACERATION 3CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT SLIPPED&FELL IN A TELPHONE BOOTH SUSTAINED " SCALP LACERATION'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AND PULLED NEWSPAPER STAND ONTO SELF. DX: R GREAT TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT DX RT LEG CONTUSION - C/O A CAR HIT A BARREL AND THE BARREL HIT HIM IN THE LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT HAD SMALL SIGN FALL ON HEAD AT LOCAL GROCERY STORE. D: SCALP AND ARM CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| A 40# SIGN FELL ON PTS HEAD, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER A PARKING CONE IN A PARKING LOT LANDING ON CHIN +LOC DX MANDIBULAR CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 1.5 CM. SCALP LAC-@ PUBLIC RESTROOM-HIT HEAD ON HAND DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT RECIEVED SMOKE INHALATION IN & OUT OF ROOMS AT HOTEL FIRE. *** FIRE DEPT. ON SCENE. PT LIVES AT HOTEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN A SIGN FELL FROM THE CEILING AT A RESTAURANT AND STRUCK SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 37 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: Public equipment |
| PT DROPPED A PLASTIC SOAP DISPENSER ONTOP LEFT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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