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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 92
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HAD AN ITCH IN HIS EAR SO HE INSERTED A COAT HANGER TO ITCH IT PERFO RATED EAR DRUM PUNCTURE WOUND EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| WRESTLING LAST PM, FELL TO GROUND & HANGER WAS ON GROUND & GOT JAMMED I N EAR. PUNCTURE WOUND EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| EAR LAC-FELL INTO CLOSET-@ HOME-EAR CUT ON HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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