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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 239
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION-ACCIDENTALLY SUS A 1/2CM X 1/4 CM LACERATION TO F OREARM FROM A CLOTH HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| AT A CLOTHES STORE AND BANGED HAND ON A METAL RACK. DX. R FOREARM CONT USION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| GOT A METAL HANGER CAUGHT IN RT FOREARM DX: RT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE LOWER ARM WITH A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A COAT HANGER AND FELL AND INJURED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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