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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,453
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| METAL CLOTHES HANGER HIT HER IN EYE, CONTACT LENS BROKE/ LT CORNEAL ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PW TO L HAND, STUCK W/COAT HANGER YESTERDAY DX: PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CAUGHT R GREAT TOE IN WIRE CLOTHES HANGER AT HOME BREAKING TOENAIL BACK DX INGROWN TOENAIL R GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND SLID ON PLASTICK HANGER IN *** DEPARTMENT STORE. DX : FRACTURE TO RIBS, STRAIN TO THORACIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TIN COAT RACK. DX-2CM EYELID LACERATION, SCLERAL HEMATOMA, FACIAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE-C/O PAIN AND VISUAL CHANGES AFTER BEING POKED IN EYE WITH A CLOTHES HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA - " COAT RACK HIT ME IN THE HEAD" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Clothing |
| MOVING A BUNCH OF CLOTHES WHEN A HANGER GOUGED HAND AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO HEAD FROM COAT RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| LEFT EYELID LACERATION. TRYING TO USE A COAT HANGER TO GET KEYS OUT OF A LOCKED CAR. HANGAR SPRUNG BACK AND HIT HIM IN EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Pipes |
| PT WAS USING A COAT HANGER TO CLEAN A PIPE WHEN THE HANGER SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 48 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SIMPLE LAC RIGHT HAND. PT CUT HAND ACCIDENTALLY WITH COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSION FINGER - 33 YOM PATIENT AT *** STRUCK HIS RIGHT MID DLE FINGER WITH A HANGER, EDEMATOUS AND PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 33 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| METAL HANGER CUT EYE LEFT CORNEAL ABASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT IN LT EYE W/ PLASTIC COAT HANGER. ACUTE LT CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH COAT HANGER DX. EYE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 33 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LT KNEE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT-SINCE HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP AN HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC RT KNEE ON METAL HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON THE TIP OF A HANGER, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SUS INJURY TO HAND FROM A CLOTHING RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SHOPPING HANGING HANGERS ON ARM STRAIN LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STRUCK HEAD ON A METAL CLOTHES HANGER LEFT EAR ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CAUGHT TOE ON CLOTHES RACK. D: TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HANGER AT STORE, CONTUSIONS - MULTIPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT EYE WITH A PLASTIC HANGER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH METAL COAT HANGER. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 29 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASSION (R) EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY WITH A METAL HANGER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, REDNESS WITH IRRITATION, NO DISCHARGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 40 YO BF - L THIGH PUNCTURE - ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH METAL CLOTHES H ANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A COAT HANGER AND FELL AND INJURED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| L EYE ABRAS/28YOF RAN INTO A COAT HANGER AND SCRATCHED L EYE & LID. WAS IN BASEMENT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM A HANGER BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO EYE DX; BLUNT INJ TO RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS HANGING UP CLOTHES AND HANGER WENT INTO EY E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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