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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 802
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| RT HAND CT-DROPPED A CORDLESS TELEPHONE ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHTON CAR SEAT WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE PHONE FROM UNDER SEAT AT HOME. DX LACERATION RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| MOM ANSWERED TELEPHONE & PT PICKED UP CURLING IRON. DX: L PALM BURN FIRST DEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| STATES RECIEVING BURNS TO R HAND WHEN CELL PHONE CAUGHT FIRE. NOT STATED WHETHER OR NOT FIRE DEPT. ATTENDED. BURNS TO R HAND $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HIT HAND ON TELEPHONE AND LAC IT;LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| *73YOF CAUGHT FOOT ON TELEPHONE CORD FELL HIT HEAD ON DRESSER DX: CONT HEAD/R HAND BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| AT HOME GETTING UP TO GET THE TELEPHONE AND FELL TO FLOOR DX LACERATION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| ARTHRITIS FLARE-UP STARTED WHILE HOLDING PHONE AT HOME. DX: RHEUMATOIDA RTHRITIS ACUTE FLARE-UP HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| ON SATURDAY PT HIT A TELEPHONE. ACUTE INJURY & FX 4TH & 5TH METACARPALS RT HAND@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD FELL ON FLOOR INJURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 23 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT HIT HAND ON TELEPHONE. D: 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 16 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 16 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT HIT A PAYPHONE. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT SLAMMED HAND AGAINST CELLULAR PHONE HOLDER C/O PAIN DX; CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| SLAMMED PHONE DOWN, HIT HAND FRACTURE RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRAUMA (R) HAND, PT STS PULLED THE PAY PHONE & SUST INJURY AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TALKING ON THE PHONE WHILE DRIVING CAR ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| GOT HIT BY TELEPHONE BY WIFE IN RT HAND. SPRAIN RT HAND@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CUT HAND WITH CORNER OF CELL PHONE DX. LACERATION PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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