|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 185
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Bottles or jars |
| PT FELL INTO A COAT RACK, ALSO WAS PUNCTURED TO WRIST WITH A BOTTLE CAP ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CUT ARM WITH A HANGER. DX. FOREARM SKIN TEAR. JS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| CONTUSED FOREARM, CLOTHES RACK FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PART OF A PLASTIC HANGER GOT INTO CAST DX: REMOVED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CUT WITH A METAL HANGER. DX LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT LAC RT ARM ON A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| WAS SCRATCHING ARM UNDER CAST WITH METAL COATHANGER AND GOT IT CAUGHT U NDER CAST. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL UNDER CAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
