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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,028
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 50 YO M BENT OVER TO PICK UP ATLAS. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT.C/O PAIN TO RT.FOOT & ANKLE SUSTAIN WHEN SLIPPED & FELL ON MAGAZINE AT HOME. DX-FRACTURE RT.MID FOOT FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| GRANDDAUGHTER HIT PT IN EYE WITH CORNER OF BOOK. D: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| INJURED BACK THIS MORNING MOVING BOOKS. EXACERBATION OF LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PATIENT STUMBLED ON A BOOK AND FELL LAST NIGHT. MARIJUANA LAST NIGHT. D: KNEE AND LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT WAS LIFTING BOOKS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Book bags or back carriers |
| PT LIFTED A BAG OF BOOKS BACK PAIN DX: LBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| DROPPED HEAVY BOOK ON FOOT/ CONTUSION RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 32-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS EYELID AS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY A BOOK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SHOULDER CONTUSION- BOOKS FELL FROM A SHELF ONTO HER SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Containers |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING BOX OF BOOKS ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| NECK SPASM.WAS READING MAGAZINE-NO INJURY.DX NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| CERVICAL STRAIN - 29 YOM BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A BOOK YESTERDAY MORNING AND SINCE THEN HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, C/O PAIN IN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| A BINDER FELL ON TOE DX: CONTUSION GREAT LT TOE + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT DROPPED A BOOK ON TOE. DX: L BIG TOE INGROWN TOENAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Pipes |
| CHEST WALL PAIN-AT HOME-LIFTING BOOKS & PIPES TO ATTIC IN GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 34 YO FEMALE WAS CARRYING A HEAVY LOAD OF BOOKS LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 30 YO M HAD FLANK PAIN FROM PICKING UP BOX OF NOTEBOOKS MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| CONTUSION (R) HAND, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING PILE OF BOOKS AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT AT GROUP HOME AND LAC ELBOW ON BOOK BINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT LT EYE WITH A BOOK TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Stairs or steps |
| LT GREAT TOE FX-AT HOME-TRIPPED OVER A TELEPHONE BOOK-FELL DOWN 4-5 STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 46 YOFC DROPPED A BOOK ON HER FOOT/ FRACTURE 1ST PROXIMAL PHALANX OF L. FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 38 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| DROPPED BOOK AND TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT AND FELL ONTO SUBWAY TRACKS;SUBDU RAL HEMATOMA NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| WALKING AND READING A BOOK AND STUMBLED ONTO KNEE CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 38-YOF DISLOCATED HER FOOT WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON A PHONE BOOK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT WAS WAITTING FOR SON AT SCHOOL, SON CAME BY WITH A BOOK ANDSTRUCK HI M IN THE EYE WITH THE BOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| BENT OVER PICKING UP A PILE OF BOOKS AND BACK "WENT OUT" SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| FX (R) 2ND FINGER, PT DROPPED A BOOK & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| HIT IN ARM WITH HEAVY BOOK. DX. L WRIST AND FOREARM CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| RUNNING AFTER DOG FELL OVER BOOK IN HOUSE; M/S STRAIN UPPER BACK AND CH EST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 37 Y/O F C/O LEFT FOOT PAIN - DROPPED BOOK ON FOOT. DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| HIT W/ NOTEBOOK @ SCHOOL; CONTUSION LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT DX LBS - PT WAS LIFTING HEAVY MAGAZINES WHEN HURT LOWER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER A BOOK FELL ON HIM WHILE DOING HOUSEWORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF BOOK DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT.INJ.LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING PHONE BOOKS. DX; ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| LEFT EYE CONTUSION- DAUGHTER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A BOOK ON PT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| CARRIED BOOKS, HURT ARM STRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Fans |
| PT STEPPED ON BOOKS AND FELL ITNO A FAN. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON A BOOK HIS TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER LEFT ON THE FLOOR; INJURING HIS L FOOT. FX L FOOT $ |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| SHOULDER PAIN WHILE CARRYING BOOKS. DX: MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PULLED BACK OUT WHILE SEPARATING MAGAZINES LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| INJURY TO LEFT HAND 4 MONTHS AGO WHEN CRUSHED BY A BOOK. LEFT HAN D INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH MAGAZINE PREVIOUS NIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME LIFTING DICTIONARIES/ENCLOPEDIAS. DX-CHEST WASS STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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