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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,008
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| THUMB LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE TURNED ON THE FAUCET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Ceilings and walls |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 42 YOM LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM FROM FAUCET ON OUTS IDE WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 36 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: Faucets or spigots |
| RT CORNEAL AB-AT HOME-FB WHILE REMOVING A FAUCET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT RECEIVED ELBOW PAIN WHEN FELL AND HIT KITCHEN FAUCET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| FINGER LACERATION COMPLICATED W/TENDON - 41 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON A PORCELAIN FAUCET PIECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| CUT FINGER ON FAUCET HANDLE 30 MIN PTA-DX ACUTE 3 CM R THUMB LACERATION REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| WHILE FIXING FAUCET GOT SOMETHING INTO RT. EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT STRUCK LEFT GREAT TOE AGAINST A FAUCET AT HOME CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT SUST. CONT. TO FACE ON FAUCET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| CHANGE FAUCET FB TO EYESCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PT HIT HEAD ON SHOWER FAUCET WHILE AT HOMEDX; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| CAUGHT HEEL OF FOOT ON TUB FAUCET/LAC LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| FELL HIT HEAD ON FAUCET DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| 47 YO F TWISTING FAUCET C/O PAIN IN SHOULDER SPRAIN SHOULDER,UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| TRIPPED IN BATHROOM AND HIT FAUCET MULT LAC TO FACE DX: LAC BRIDGE OF N OSE 7 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| FINGER LACERATION - CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON FAUCET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| CONT/CONCUSSION; WALKED INTO FAUCETSHANGING FROM CEILING IN BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Sinks |
| DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PATIENT HIT HEAD ON FAUCET BY SINK. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| LAC LT THUMB WITH SUTURES, CUT ON SHOWERHEAD NO WEAKNESS% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| PATIENT BENT OVER TO TURN ON SHOWER FAUCET AND UPPER BACK POPPED. DX: STRAIN TO DORSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT HIT HAND AGAINST A SHOWER FAUCET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers |
| 3RD AND 4TH TOE CONTUSION-FELL IN THE SHOWER HIT TOES ON FAUCET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Faucets or spigots |
| SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT WRIST ON FAUCET CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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