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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,834
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS SECURING LOAD & RATCHET STRAP BROKE HITTING PATIENT IN THE NOSE DX: NOSE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LIP LAC-HIT W/A *** CORD-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD; LAC EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT. HIT ON HEAD WITH *** CORD LACERATING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH A *** CORD; EYE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FACIAL CONTUSION.PT HAD A *** CORD STRIKE PT IN THE FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Luggage |
| PATIENT UNDOING LUGGAGE WHEN *** CORD SNAPPED ON HER FACE. EYE INJURY. D: HYPHEMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HEMATOMA FOREHEAD - PATIENT REPORTS HE WAS HI IN THE FOREHEAD BY THE ME TAL END OF A *** CORD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| NOSE CT-HIT W/ *** CORD WHILE WINTERIZING BOAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 26 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX WRIST. PT WAS PULLING ON A *** CORD & IT UNHOOKED FROM THE OTHER SIDE & POPPED HER ON THE WRIST. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN EYE W/ A *** CORD THAT SNAPPED BACK AND STRUCK PT IN EYE DX INTR A OCCULAR HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 26 YO BM - LACERATION - RT. CHEEK - FACE - PT. WORKING ON HOUSE - A STE EL BAND POPPED OFF PK'G. & CUT RT. CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Humidifiers |
| S/P FALL WITH MULTIPLE CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A STRAP AND FELL ONTO HUMI DIFIER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH *** CORD TODAY. DX: BLUNT TRAUMA RIGHT EYE. DX: BLUNT TRAUMA RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HEAD LACERATION - 26 YOM STRUCK ON HEAD BY A *** CORD, ALSO HAS LAC TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 29 YO WM - LACERATION L HAND - ACCIDENTALLY CUT BACK OF HAND WITH META L STRAP WHICH HELD A BUNDLE OF WOOD TOGETHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 40 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO EYE. PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE EYE W/A ** * CORD. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FACIAL CT-AT HOME-A *** CORD SNAPPED BACK & HIT HER FACE-WHILE UNLOADIN G TRAILER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| A *** CORD CAME BACK AND HIT PATIENT'S EYE, CAUSING HEMMORAGE TO EYE. . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 37 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: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LAC LT HAND WAS USING A *** COREDTO TIED DOWN WOOD IN PICK UP TRUCK,THE CORD LET GO AND STRUCK PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| /36YOM AT HOME USING *** CORD SNAPPED BACK HIT MOUTH DX/LACERATION UPPE R LIP L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FRACTURE NOSE - PATIENT AT HOME WAS HIT IN THE NOSE BY A *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 30 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT STRUCK EYE W/*** CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| KNEE CONTUSION - 41 YOF CHASING CHILD IN A STORE AND LEGS GOT CAUGHT IN PLASTIC STRAPPING CAUSING A FALL, INJURY TO LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| DENTAL TRAUMA - 28 YOM HIT IN MOUTH WITH *** CORD, NO LOC, HAS BROKEN T EETH, NO BLEEDING NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Containers |
| WORKS WITH METAL BANDING STRAPPING ON BOXES, AFTER WORK FELT LIKE F/B IN RT EYE. POSS CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WITH *** CORD; FACIAL LAC., REFERRED TO ADULT FACI LITY FOR TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED AND HIT PT.DX: CONT R MANDIBLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| TIGHTENING STRAP ON TRUCK,IT BROKE AND BUCKLE STRUCK HAND/ FX RT PHALAN X 4TH TUFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 39 Y/O F INJURED R EYE WHEN STRUCK BY HOOK ON *** CORD AT HOME.DX; BLUN T CONTUSION OF EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2002 | Age: 50 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN FACE WITH BUNGI CORDNASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD, R EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LOWER LEG CONTUSION - *** CORD SNAPPED BACK STRIKING RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LACERATION EYEBROW - VICITM PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT EYEBROW F ROM SPRUND *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. FOUND WITH *** CORDAROUND NECK & UNKNOWN CHEMICALS IN BOTTLES IN CAR. D:ALT. MENTAL ST. AD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT ATTACHING A *** CORD TO A SCREW WHEN THE SCREW CAME LOOSE ***CORD ST RUCK PATIENT IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE BY *** CORD ON TOOLBOX.DX: L EYE ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT. WAS PULLING ON A STRETCH CORD, IT CAME LOOSE & HIT HIS EYEBROW/FACE AREA - LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Containers |
| A *** CORD FROM A "***" CARRIER SNAPPED AND HIT PTS HEAD, LACERATION N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FACE LACERATION - WAS STRUCK IN FACE WITH A *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD HIT PATIENT IN LIP LACERATION LIP LACERATION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 40 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN CHIN BY *** CORD HOOK LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| WAS DRIVING TRUCK TODAY, *** CORD SNAPPED & HIT HIM IN RT EYE. REDNESS & BLURRED VISION. SCLERAL/CORNEAL AB@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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