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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,193
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS USING A TIRE IRON AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM ON FACE. DX : CONTUSION TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK WHEN THE TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL. DX-LEFT PATELLA FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| FELL OUT OF PICK UP ONTO RAMP USED TO LOAD 4 WHEELER/ RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WAS LIFTING A TRAILER TO PUT ON HITCH AND HYPER EXTENDED HIS RIGHT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| ASSAULTED - STRUCK W/ A TIRE IRON - ETOH ABUSE HEAD INJURY |
| 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| 36 YOM STRUCK WITH TIRE IRONHIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT. RECEIVED CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN A HEAVY CAR RAMP ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS REPAIRING HIS CAR WHEN THE RACHET SLIPPED CUTTING HIS ARM, DX-10CM LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE HE WAS "JUMPING" A CAR W/ JUMPER CABLES-CAR STARTED TO MOVE-PT MOVED TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| 33YOM-SPRAIN LEFT WRIST-CHANGING TIRE IN DRIVERWAY-TURNING LUG WRENCH W RIST GAVE OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT WAS TRYING TO DISCONNECT A TRAILER HITCH AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAILER AND THE BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| # 43 YOF DROPPED BRAKE ROTER ON FOOT DX CONTUSION R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| FOOT CONTUSION - DROPPED 70LB TRUCK RAMP ONTO RIGHT FOOT, OCCURRED AT H OME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 48 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: Puncture |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| WORKING ON HIS CAR AND STUCK A TOOL INTO HIS HAND PUNCTURING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| LAC LLE. CUT W/ LICENSE PLATE. DX; LAC LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON A CAR CAUSING THUMB TO HIT PIPE AND CUT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT STATES WORKING ON TRUCK AND A TOOL BROKE AND CUT HIS LOWER LIP DX: L OWER LIP LAC 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| RT HAND CT-HIT HAND W/ EQUIPMENT WHILE WORKING ON A CAR @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 38 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: Automotive tools or accessories |
| CHANGING TIRE TODAY, PULLED HARD ON TIRE IRON, PAIN IN RIGHT FOREARM AN D WRIST. LIGAMENT STRAIN RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PT STRUCK EYE WITH TIRE IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| WHILE WORKING ON HIS BROTHER'S CAR A VALVE SPRING COMPRESSOR TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE CLAMP PINCHED HIS FINGER. AVULS LAC LT 5TH FING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO PUT AN ALTERNATOR BELT ON HIS CAR WHEN THE TOOL USED TO TIGHTEN IT FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM. DX-RT. FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Automotive tools or accessories |
| AIR HOSE WAS BLOWN IN FACE AT STATION BY OTHER PERSON. CONJUNCTIVITIS RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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