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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,874
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| AT SHELTER PT STS FOOT CAUGHT IN STRAP,FELL-HIT HEAD,+LOC,+NAUSEA, DX CONCUSSION-CONTUSION L OCCIPUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Grills |
| WAS PUTTING A *** CORD ON A GRILL COVER WHEN IT CAME BACK AND HIT PT IN EYE C/O CAN'T SEE OUT OF (L) EYE DX- SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH *** CORD AND IT POPPED AND HIT PATIENT IN THE EYE SUBCONJUNTIVAL HEMORRHAGE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 39 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 PUTTING *** STRAP ON BOAT AND IT SNAPPED BACK. DX: 1 CM L EYELI D LAC/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Pins and needles |
| GOT FINGER STUCK ON *** CORD, THEN POKED WITH NEEDLE & NOW RED AND SWOL LEN DX CELLULITIS TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 38 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 |
| HIT WITH *** CORD DX: PERIORBITAL CONTUSION,EYELID ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39 YO MALE HAD BUNGI CORD SPRING BACK AND HIT EYE BLUNT TRAUMA EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| TRAUMATIC IRITIS RT EYE-PRESENTS TO ER WITH C/O REDNESS, EXCESSIVE TEAR ING AND PAIN AFTER BEING HIT IN EYE WITH A *** STRAP 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT STRUCK IN L EYE BY A *** CORD CAUSED HEMATOMA TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 26 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 |
| EYE REDNESS&SWELLING S/P *** CORD SNAP INJ TO THE EYE >> HYPHEMA/SCH >> HYPHEMA/SCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN FACE WITH STRETCHY CORD ACCIDENTALLY MOUTH CONTUSION CH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HEMATOMA TO R EYE WITH SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMATOMA; HIT IN R EYE BY A ***CO RD, HAVING PAIN WHEN OPENS IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC EYE PAIN, WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A *** CORD. DX-CONTUSION EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 50 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LACERATION LIP - 50 YO MALE REPORTS HE WAS HIT IN THE LIP BY A *** CORD THAT WAS STRETCHED AND SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Footlockers |
| WAS LIFTING A TRUNK AT HOME AND STRAP BROKE CAUSING LAC TO (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 YO MALE WAS HIT DIRECTLY IN EYE WITH *** CORD AND CAN'T SEE LEFT EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 42 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, House repair or construction materials |
| R HAND LAC/42YOM AT APPROX 4P CUT HAND ON METAL STRAP WHEN UDOING BUNDL E OF PLYWOOD TODAY. NOT WORK RELATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | 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 |
| C/O PT STATES *** CORD ACCIDENTLY HIT EYE DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION NECK - 42 YO FEMALE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF NECK AND JAW YESTERDAY - *** CORD RELEASE WHILE TAKING OFF FROM REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TIGHTENING STRAPS ON CAMPER/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT HIT HAND WITH ACCIDENTALLY ON *** CORD CLIP DX// CONTUSION RIGHT HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS PUTING LUMBER IN A CAR WITH *** CORD, WHEN IT SNAPPED CAUSINGA L TSIDED CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS HIT WITH A *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/*** CORD. DX: R FACIAL LAC 1 CM, R CONJUNCTIVAL CO NT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 31 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD BROKE AND HIT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 39 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Motor vehicles or parts |
| C/O PT STATES WAS PUTTING STUFF IN THE TRUCK AND CORD SNAPPED HITTING EYE DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 40YOF WAS REMOVING *** CORD,WHEN SHE WAS HIT IN LEFT EYE; LEFT EYE TRAU MA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED/HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT HAD AN ELASTIC *** CORD LEFT LOOSE AND IT STRUCK IN LEFT EYE TRAUMAT IC IRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED INTO PT'S EYE. DX: L HYPHEMA, L DECREASED VISION/PX. DX: L HYPHEMA, L DECREASED VISION/PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 26 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 |
| ACC STRUCK ONTO FACE C *** CORD " LAC'' " LAC'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS HIT IN FACE BY *** CORD. DX: R UPPER LIP LAC 1 CM. DX: R UPPER LIP LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| STRUCK ONTO EYE C *** CORD" CORNEAL ABRS/TRUMATIC IRITIS'' " CORNEAL ABRS/TRUMATIC IRITIS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 47 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT HAD STRAP HIT L EYE CAUSING ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 27 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT TIEING DOWN SOMETHING IN TRUCK WITH *** CORDS,ONE SPRUNG BACK,HIT PT IN FOREHEAD, DX 1.5CM FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| DX LEFT FACIAL ABRASION AND CONTUSION: STRETCHED *** CORD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT PT'S FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 49 YOM STEE STRAP LAC R ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 48YOM BENT OVER TO TIGHTENING A STRAP,HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK, RIGHT LOWER BACK PAIN;ACUTE LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY,COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CUT A PACKING STRAP WITH A DULL UTILITY KNIFE AND SLIP PED AND CUT HIS ARM. DX: LEFT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| WRIST SPRAIN-INJURED WHILE PULLING ON A TREE STUMP W/A STRAP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| BLUNT TRAUMA R EYE/39YOM AT HOME STS AT 4:25 TODAY, *** STRAP SNAPPED A ND HIT HIM IN THE R EYE. UNSURE IF IT WAS THE STRAP OR METAL END. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS USING *** CORD TO SECURE ITEMS ON TRUCK & IT SNAPPED BACK. DX: L SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, L HYPHEMA, HTN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN EYE W/*** CORD. DX: L RETROBULBAR HEMATOMA W/PROPTOSI S. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| GOT HIT WITH *** CORD DX: LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Doors |
| HAND LAC-*** CORD ON DOOR SNAPPED IN THE WIND-HIT PT'S HAND-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD 1 HR PTA DX: EYE INJ DX: EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED BACK HITTING HAND SPRAIN RT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD HYPPHEMA RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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