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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,176
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| FELL ON PORCH AT HOME, GRABBED HAND RAIL ON WAY DOWN INJURING HAND. DX ; SPRAIN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 39 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND PAIN. PT SLIPPED & FELL ON THE PORCH. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 26YOBM-FRACTURE RIGHT HAND-PUNCHED PORCH PILLAR AT HOME-WHILE PLAYING A ROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 39 YO M FELL ON DECK INJURED HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RIGHT HAND CONT. PT FELL OFF PORCH INJURING HAND, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HIS SON ON THE PORCH AND FELL 5-6 FT., LANDING ON A CONCRETE BLOCK. DX-5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL OFF PORCH ON 10-23 DX: L HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL ON DECK 1 WEEK AGO INJURING R HAND, R HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT TRIPPED OVER ROCK ON DECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL ON DECK DX. HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| R HAND PAIN.FELL ON WET PORCH,LANDED ON HAND.DX R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| HAND CT-@ HOME-FELL ON HER DECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL FROM BROKEN BOARD ON PORCH AND HIT RIGHT HAND ON GROUND. DX: FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Windows or window glass |
| RT HAND LACERATION-FELL OFF OF PORCH AND CUT SELF ON BROKEN WINDOW, SUS TAINING 4.5CM LACERATION TO BACK OF RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LAC RT PALM, ABRASION RT HAND AND KNEE - TRIPPED AND FELL ON POOL DECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PUNCTURED HAND WHEN FELL ON PORCH ONTO RUSTY NAILS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Power sanders |
| WORKING ON HIS DECK WITH A SANDER AND HAND BECAME NUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT FELL OFF THE PORCH AT HOME, HEAD FIRST. DX-RIGHT HAND FRACTURE, NASAL BONE FRACTURE, FACIAL CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| HAND CONTUSION - WAS ON A DECK THAT COLLAPSED INJURING RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| HAND LACERATION - WAS SITTING ON A DECK THAT COLLAPSED INJURING RIGHT H AND, MAY HAVE BROKEN GLASS EMBEDDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FOREIGN BODY HAND - PATIENT WAS RUNNING A LINE ON DECK WITH A NAIL ANDP OST PULLING THE LINE TIGHT - NAIL SLIPPED OUT OF POST & HIT HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| THE PORCH FELL ON PATIENT'S HAND. DX-FRACTURE M,ETACARPAL RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT FELL OFF THE PORCH AT HOME. DX-ACUTE FRACTURE METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 43 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT FELL ON PORCH @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL ON PORCH AND CUT HAND. LACERATION TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Drinking glasses |
| 32 YO M FEL OFF PORCH W/DRINKING GLASS -GLASS BROKE CUT HAND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PORCH. DX: HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL ON PORCH LT HAND PAIN. NO FX. CONTUSION HAND W/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| PT. FELL OFF PORCH 5 STEPS, BROKE FALL W/R HAND. DX. CONT R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED GOING DOWN HER PORCH STAIRS. LANDED ON RT OUTSTRETCHED HAND. AC UTE SPRAIN RT HAND@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PORCH DX: FX METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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