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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LEFT HAND CELL. PT HIT HIS HAND WITH A POWER BLAST FROM A 300 PSI POWE R WASHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS USING POWER WASHER, WHEN WAS STRUCK WITH COUPLES OF HIGH PRESSUR E HOSES, SUSTAINED" LT HADN ABRASION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
| PT PRESSURE WASHING UNCLES HOUSE, BENT OVER TO WASH HANDS WITH WATER IN BOTTLE THAT WAS REALLY CONCENTRATED CHEMICAL, CHEMICAL BURN HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT BURNED LT PALM ON POWER SPRAYER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers, Air conditioners |
| PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE, SLIPPED LANDING ON AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WHICH T HEN SLID OFF AND HIT SIDING. DX. LAC HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CONTUSION HAND - 37 YOM WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER AND PULLED BACK ON HANDLE AND IT SNAPPED BACK ON HIS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HAND ON PRESSURE WASHER; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sprayers |
| BURN TO HAND FROM PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | Age: 39 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: Sprayers |
| 39YOM-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND-ACCIDENTLY HIT TRIGGER ON POWER WASHER-J ET STREAM WATER HIT HAND-ACTIVE BLEEDING FROM WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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