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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 316
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Clothing accessories |
| 44 YOM WIRE WENT THROUGH GLOVE AND PUNCTURED HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS EMPTYING THE GARBAGE AND THERE WAS A METAL WIRE THAT ACCIDENTALL Y WENT THRU HAND. DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PALM PW-INJURED ON A RUSTY WIRE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT AT HOME FELL PUNCTURING HAND ON A METAL WIRE/ DX PUNCTURE WOUN D .25 R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT HAND ON WIRE, DX; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 49 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: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Wire, Illegal drugs |
| REPORTS WAS DOING CONSTRUCTION, TOUCHED AN ELECTRIC WIRE BURNING HAND, THEN WENT TO DO COCAINE&ETOH, THEN CAME TO ER FOR EVA>>ELECTRIC BURN/ |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| INJURED HAND WITH A PIECE OF WIRE. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT DX LT HAND LACERATION - S/P PT C/O "I CUT NY HAND ON SOME WIRE" WHILE WALKING ON SIDEWALK.LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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