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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,890
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HX MR, PUT COAT HANGER IN PENIS, BLEEDING NOW DX FB PENIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2006 | Age: 28 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WALKED INTO A CLOTHING RACK AND STRUCK FOREHEAD. D: EYEBROW LACERATI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT LAC BOTH HANDS ON COAT HANGER WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| METAL CLOTHING RACK FELL ON FOOT. DX- L FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| IN DEPARTMENT STORE AND TURNED AND STRUCK EYE INTO CLOTHES HANGER CORNE AL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 38 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 SUST CORNEAL ABRASION HIT TO EYE WITH HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 30 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 |
| DX LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION: POKED SELF IN EYE WITH HANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HAD A CLOTHING RACK FALL ON TOP OF HER RIGHT WRIST AND HAS PAIN WITH MOVEMENT. DX-RIGHT WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PAIN TO BACK STEPPED ON PLASTIC HANGER TWISTED KNEE DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37 YO STEPPED ON PLASTIC HANGER FELL ON FLOOR FX PATELLA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED OVER A COAT HANGER CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ABRASION TO EAR WHEN USING HANGER TO SCRATCH HIS E AR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN POKED SELF IN EYE WITH PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SLIPPED ON A HANGER AT *** TWISTING KNEE " SPRAIN" " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31 YOM WAS HIT IN EYE WITH METAL HANGER CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION TO H IS RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| AVULSION ON FOOT FROM HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear |
| PT CUT FINGER ON CLOTHES HANGER WHEN TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOSET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A CLOTHES HANGER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. DX-LEFT KNEE FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| RT EYE CONTUSION.PT HIT EYE ACCIDENTLY WITH A HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ABRASION TO NOSE WHEN STRUCK BY A RUSTY HANGER AT THE PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT UPPER EYELID LACERATION.PT WAS CARRYING A HANGER AND TRIPPED AND FEL L AND LACERATED EYELID WITH HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRAUMA RT.EYE.PT.REFERS WHILE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN CLOSET METAL HAN GER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 43 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SLIPPED ON A HANGER LAST EVENING AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT WITH PLASTIC COAT HANGER WHILE BREAKING UP FIGHT FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RAN INTO COAT HANGER DX L EYELID LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH SOME BROKEN HANGERS AT BOARD & CARE, BECAME HYPER & SUSTAINED A WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 26 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 WAS POKED IN EYE WITH HANGER. DX: EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers |
| FOREIGN BODY LEG - PATIENT WAS IMPALED BY PIECE OF WIRE COAT HANGER "SP IT" OUT BY LAWN MOWER - WHILE CUTTING GRASS AT HOME W/POWER LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 32 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 32YOF HANGER STUCK INTO L EYE L EYE SUB CONJUNCTIVE HEMORRAGE PUNCTUR E EYE LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX LEFT FOOT LACERATION: COAT RACK FELL ONTO FOOT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 50YOM POKED IN L EYE W COAT HANGER CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PT CLEANED EAR WITH BROKEN METAL HANGER, ABRASION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 35 YO MALE WAS POKED IN LEFT EYE WITH WIRE HANGER LACERATION LEFT EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION FROM A PLASTIC HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 YOF HAD HANGER HIT HER IN R EYE. R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PW TO SCROTUM WHEN STUCK BY A CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT ON PLASTIC HANGER LAC. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| TRIPPED IN THE GARAGE STRIKING EYE ON CLOTHES HANGER " CORNEAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT WAS PULLING ON COAT HANGER WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HER IN THE HAND. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH SOME BROKEN HANGERS AT ***, BECAMEHYPER & SUST AINED A WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON COAT HANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FOOT SPRAIN-@ STORE-TRIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 34 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 |
| PAIN TO EYE GOT HIT WITH HANGER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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