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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| PT AT FRIENDS HOME, PUT HANDS UP IN AIR, CAUGHT HAND IN CEILING FAN, LA C LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| BANGED WRIST INTO CEILING FAN. DX. L WRIST POSSIBLE OCCULT SCAPHOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PUTTING A CEILING LIGHT AND FAN UP, BULB FELL, SHE WENT TO CATCH IT AND CUT HER RIGHT WRIST. DX LACERATION RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A FAN AT HOME. DX-SPRAIN LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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