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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 251
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS INSTALLING CARPET IN HER HOME AND CUT HAND WITH UTILITY KNIFE DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 26 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: Rugs or carpets |
| SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Doors |
| FALL VICTIM SLIPPED ON A RUG AND RAN HAND INTO A DOOR. DX R HAND / WRIST PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| DX SPRAIN HAND/ABRASION FOREARM: SLIP'D ON CARPETED STAIRS, FOOSH DOWN 8 STEPS, STRUCK HEAD. ABRASION TO DORSUM L HAND PN @ 4TH & 5TH PROX MC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Portable electric heaters |
| PT WAS KNEELING ON CARPET PULLING OUT PLUG OF SPACE HEATER AND WAS SHOCKED. DX: ELECTRICAL BURN L PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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