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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 939
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ceilings and walls |
| RT EYELID LAC-HIT A WIRE COAT HANGER-ON A WALL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 21 YO MALE SCRATCHED FACE ON HANGER ABRASION LEFT SIDE OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| A STOCKING HANGER FELL AND LAC BELOW PT'S RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 7 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT STRUCK ON EYELID BY METAL COAT HANGER; EYELID CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LACERATION EYELID - 18 MOM POKED LEFT LOWER EYELID WITH A METAL HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT RAN INTO COAT RACK; FOREHEAD LAC., FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HAS COAT HANGER CAUGHT IN EYELID, SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING AND HIT EYELID A METAL HANGER AND LAC EY ELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 44 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CLOTHING RACK FELL ONTO PATIENT'S NOSE. D: NOSE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT FACE WITH PLASTIC HANGER WHEN PLAYING WITH BROTHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CAME TO THE ER BECAUSE TODAY INAM SUFFERED A FELL AFTER SLIPPING AND HIT WITH A RUSTY HANGER IN THE LT NASAL AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HANGER INJURY DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 67 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| R EYEBROW WOUND - CUT R EYEBROW ON CLOTHES RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Clothing |
| COAT RACK OVERLOADED, W/HANGERS/CLOTHES AND TOP BENT OVER AND STRUCK PT 'S FOREHEAD. DX. CONT R FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT EYELID LAC - HIT IN THE EYE WITH A RACK @ THE STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FACE WITH CLOTHES HANGER WHICH CAUSEDCELL ULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 8 MONTH OLD FEMALE WAS STUCK WITH A CLOTHES HANGER ACCIDENTALLY. PUNCTU RE WOUND, LEFT LOWER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HANGER VS. FACE DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 4YOF-LACERATION FOREHEAD-FELL IN MALL HIT FOREHEAD ON CLOTHES RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT IN FACE WITH WIRE HANGAR;CONT, FH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Tables |
| SWINGING ON COAT RACK AT SCHOOL, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON TABLE. DX. LACFA CIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT ON HEAD BY CLOTHES HANGERDX LAC TO LEFT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ABRASION UNDER THE EYE- WAS PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER AND GOT SCRATCHEDW ITH A COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED UP STAIRS AT HOME AND BANGED CHIN ON A SHOE RACK. DX. .7 CM CHI N LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF ON LEFT CHEEK WITH END OF A METAL CLOTHES HANGER, CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF WITH HANGER DX. FACIAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF WITH COAT HANGER DX. EYELID LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 22 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: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| REFERS PUNCTURED WOUND IN RT.SUPERIOR EYEBROW WITH A CLOTH HANGER TONIG HT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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