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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,796
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 50 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, Chairs |
| 50 YOM HAD *** CORD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT RIGHT EYE WHILE STRAPPING DOWN CHAIR - LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD. DX EYE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG ON A METAL STRAP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT SELF WITH A METAL STRAP. DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH TIE DOWN STRAP HEAD CONTUSION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT HAD BUNDGYCORD HOOK HIT HIM IN MOUTH-LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| *** CORD BROKE AND STRUCK FOREHEAD/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50 YO HIT IN EYE BY ELASTIC CORD CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| HIT IN EY E WITH *** CORD/ CONTUSION RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY *** CORD DX: CHIP FX & LAC NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL, HIT IN CHEST BY A *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| STRETCH CORD ON TRUCK POPPED AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION RT ELBOW * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 49 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Motor vehicles or parts |
| AS TAKING A *** CORD OFF OF TRUCK WHEN IT HIT HIM IN HEAD C/O HEAD ACH E DX- MINOR HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 47 YO STRETCHING A CORD STRUCK IN FACE CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 32 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, Tables |
| TYING TABLE DOWN WITH *** CORD AND HIT PATIENT IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRAS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS HIT BY A SNAPPED *** CORD DX: BACK INJ DX: BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| NOSE LAC-HIT W/A *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PRESENT WITH FACIAL TRAUM STATUS POST *** CORD SNAPPED HITTING FACE/EYE >> EYE INJUREY/NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| *** CORD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT EYE. DX; CORNEAL RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUTTING BOX STRAPS AT DEPARTMENT STORE WITH BOX CUTTER AND CUT F INGER DAY PRIOR TO ER VISIT NOW FINGER INFECTED. DX: CELLULITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 29 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 HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD DX CONTUSION R EYE DX CONTUSION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Motor vehicles or parts |
| ACCIDENTALY STRUCK ONTO LIPS WITH THE MEATL PART OF *** CORD WHILE UNLO ADING A TRUCK >> LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| CUT ON PLASTIC PACKING STRAP DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON METAL BANDING STRAP. DX: RIGHT HAND LACERATION, 1.5 CM, SIMPLE,REPAIRED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Knives |
| AT A STORE CUTTING STRAPS OFF LUMBER ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND WITH POCKET KNIFE. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| *** CORD STUCK PT DX SCALP LACERATION AND ABRASSION ABOVE LT EYE DX SCALP LACERATION AND ABRASSION ABOVE LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT WAS PUTTING STRAP ON BACK OF A TRAILOR , SLIPPED FOOT GOT CAUGHT & FELL HEAD FIRST & FLPPED OVER ONTO BUTTOCK DX: COMPRESSION FX L1 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 42 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 HOOKING STRETCH CORD CAME UNDONE STRUCK PT IN L EYE CAUSED ABRAISION TO EYE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| HIT WITH *** CORD CAUSING 2 CM RIGHT NARE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 28 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT USING STRAPS ON TRAILER AND SNAPPED-CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 37Y/O,F,*** CORD "LET GO", HIT PT ON HEAD, CONTUSION PARIETAL SCALP PER HX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| AT HOME PT STS HUSBAND PULLED *** JUMP CORD OFF SHELF,IT FELL,HIT PT IN HEAD,DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT WAS HIT IN FACE W/***. DX: FACIAL CONT. DX: FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 35 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, Contact lenses |
| HIT EYE W/ A *** CORD WEARING CONTACT LENS INJURY LEFT EYE INJURY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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