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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 778
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| 40 YOM FRACTURED HAND PUNCHED A LAP TOP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 47 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: Computers |
| DX WRIST/HAND PAIN, UNCLEAR ETIOLOGY: STATES THAT HE FREQUENTLY USES A COMPUTER KEYBOARD & THAT SOMEWHAT EXACERBATES HIS SX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN FIXING HIS VIDEO GAME SYSTEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 41 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: Computers |
| HIT HAND ON COMPUTER FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 31 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: Computers |
| PT PUNCHED A COMPUTER SCREEN DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| HAND CT-38 Y/O M-PUNCHED A COMPUTER IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | 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: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| DX HEADACHE/PARESTHESIAS: SINUS INF X 1WK, TODAY PLAY'G VIDEO GAMES FELL FACIAL NUMBNESS, BURN'G SENS BACK OF HEAD, BIL HANDS ON/OFF NUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| 49YO HISP FEMALE STS R HAND-ARM NUMBNESS SINCE THIS AM,STS EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME ON CUMPUTER LAST NIGHT, DX 4TH-5TH DIGIT OF HAND PALSY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS PLAYING A PUNCHING GAME ON THE BOARDWALK AND HIT IT HARD ANDINJU RED HAND DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| HAS PAIN IN 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS FROM PLAYING ON COMPUTER ALL DAY CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | 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: Computers, Fans |
| HAND CT-HAND HIT A CEILING FAN WHILE LAYING THE *** GAME-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WORKING ON HIS COMPUTER AT HOME ANS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT H AND ON A METAL PART OF THECOMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| 28 YOF LIFTING LAPTOP COMPUTER SUSTAINED SPRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 46YOF EXERCISING USING *** ***,SWINGING ARM BACK ACCIDENTLY STRUCKLT HA ND ON ENTERTAINMENT CENTER;HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 28 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: Computers |
| A WEEK AGO, PUNCHED BACK OF VIDOW GAME VS BOXING MACHING, C/O HAND PAIN >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| C/O HAND PAIN&SWELLING/EDEMA AFTER HITTING IT ON A GAME MACHINE YESTERA Y>>HAND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 31 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: Computers |
| PT STATES PLAYING VIDEO GAME AND PUNCHED IT WITH HAND CAUSING IINJADMIT S ETOH AND MARIJUANA DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PLAYING A GAME AT A BAR PUNCHING BAG COMES DOWN OUT OF THE GAME AND THEN YOU PUNCH IT BACK UP SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Tables |
| HIT HAND ON A TABLE WHILE PLAYING *** ONE WEEK AGO AND NOT GETTING BETT ER. DX. R HAND CELLULITIS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| HAND STR. PT STRAINED HAND WHEN USING A COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Aquariums or accessories |
| PT WAS PLAYING VIDEO GAME AND THEN HIT HAND ON FISH TANK. DX: RIGHT HAND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| C/O HAND PAIN S/P SUSTAINED INJUREY WHILE PLAYING *** 2 DAYS AGO, ALSOR EPORTS HAVING PROBLEM WITH ETOH ABUSE>>ETOH=0.143 INTOXICATION/HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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