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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,612
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WAS JUMP STARTING HIS CAR WHEN HE SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL BURN TO R IGHT HAND FROM THE JUMPER CABLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| HAND CT-INJURED ON WINDSHIELD WIPER OF CAR WHILE SCRAPING ICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Knives |
| DROVE OFF ROAD REACHING FOR KNIFE, CUT HAND DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| PT WAS STARTING *** AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON VAN DOOR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT STS HAD TO BREAK CAR WINDOW LEFT CAR KEYS IN CAR LACERATION BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hammers |
| PT HIT LT HAND WITH HAMMER WHILE TAKING TIRE OFF RIM DX: LT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CONTUS L HAND; FIXING CAR, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 31 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| CONTUSION L HAND: AT UNCLE'S HOUSE PUTTING BLOCK UNDER CAR THAT HAD JACK UNDER, JACK CAME DOWN ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| FX INDEX METACARPAL (DISTAL) CLOSED: RT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND JACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIETN WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR, CUT HAND WHEN A WRECH SLIPPED. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND 2.5CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RIDING HIS BIKE AND STRUCK BY A CAR FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Lubricants |
| CUT HAND ON OIL PAN WHILE CHANGING OIL IN TRUCK DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WORKING ON CAR WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUSED PT TO STRIKE CAR FENDER PUNCTURING HIS LEFT HAND DX:LEFT HAND WOUND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PATIENT WAS SMOKING IN HIS CAR, ASHES STARTED A FIRE, HE REACHED FOR A BOX THAT WAS BURNING, SUSTAINED 2ND DEG BURNS TO RT HAND & LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 34 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Hammers |
| CONTUSION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS WORKING ON CAR AT HOME - SON WAS SWING ING HAMMER AND MISSED THE TARGET AND HIT PT ON THE LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Camping equipment |
| PT AT HOME CAUGHT HAND IN CAMPER AWNING WHEN WIND CAUGHT IT DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS L HAND WITH BLUNT TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 45 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: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| HELPING SOMEONE CHANGING CAR TIRE, JACK FELL ONTO HAND " FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT GOT HIT BY A CAR WHILE ON HIS BIKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT DX FX OF BASE 5TH METACARPAL - S/P HIT BY A CAR WHILE RIDING BIKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 37 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: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Manual filing or sanding tools |
| PT SANDING THEIR CAR AND KNICKED HAND 4 DAYS AGO, C/O INCREASED PAIN SW ELLING DX: R HAND INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Knives |
| CUT HAND ON A KNIFE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN CAR DOOR C IT " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 26 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Wire |
| PT WAS DOING WORK UNDERNEATH CAR WHEN SCRAPED HAND ON WIRE. D:HAND LACE RATION, PRESYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL RESPONSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Razors or shavers |
| PT LAC LT HAND WITH RAZOR WHILE WORKING ON CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| FRACTURE HAND - PATIENT CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN FRAME OF CAR AND CAR JACK WHILE CHANGING A TIRE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Ladders |
| 28 YOM WAS ON TOP OF VAN SECURING A LADDER AND FELL HITTING OPEN DOOR O F VAN CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO LEFT HAND AND CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Knives |
| PT WAS WORKING ON CAR AND WAS CUTTING A HOSE WITH A KNIFE AND LACERATED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR AT HOME WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT AND THE CAR LAN DED ON LEFT HAND FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 37 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: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Ceilings and walls |
| PT GOT L HAND PINNED BETWEEN CAR BUMPER AND WALL DX: COMMINUTED FX R 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES A BRAKE ROTAR FOR CAR FELL OFF SHELF ONTO RIGHT HAND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2006 | Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Wire |
| WK ON OWN CAR, FIXING A WINDSHIELD, A WIRE KICKED BACK STRIKING HAND " CONTS '' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Screwdrivers |
| FIXING CAR & ACCIDENTALLY JAMMED SCREWDRIVER INTO HAND DX PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| WORKING ON CAR, JACK SLIPPED OUT & CAR FELL ONTO HAND DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION HAND - 34 YOM BROUGHT IN BY POLICE, FOUND NEAR SCENE OF MVC, PUNCHING A BRICK WALL SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Fences or fence posts |
| PT DX ABRASION TO RT HAND/SEIZURE WHILE DRIVING - S/P MVA,RESTRAINED DRIVER HIT A LIGHT POLE THEN HIT A BRICK FENCE POST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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