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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,651
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| 10 YO F CONTUSION TO HAND FELL WHILE PLAYING WITH HAND HELD VIDEO GAME AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Beds or bedframes |
| PLAYING A VIDEO GAME AND HIT HAND ON BED. DX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| DX REPERITIVE STRESS INJ: BURN'G SENSAT'N R HAND; ADMITS PLAY'G VIDEO GAMES MORE THAT USUAL, USES A KEYBOARD & DOES QUITE BITE OF TEXT MSG'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| FRACTURED 5TH MC, NONDISPLACED, CLOSED: "PUNCHED MY COMPUTER OUT OF ANGER" HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT STATES WAS ON COMPUTER FOR 5 HOURS, TO ER WITH TINGLING TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, WOKE NEXT DAY WITH SWOLLEN HAND, PAIN/SWEL LING GETTING WORSE, BLISTER ON PALM; ABSCESS/ CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PLAYING A VIDEO ARCADE GAME AND PUNCHED THE MACHINE DX/ FX RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT FELL AT SCHOOL AND LAC LT HAND ON COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Tables |
| CONTUS R HAND, PT WAS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AT HOME, AND PUNCHED TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Screwdrivers |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN HE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER ON HIS LAPTO P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PLAYING A BOXING ARCADE GAME AND (L) HAND WENT THROUGH MACHINE DX- HA ND FX AND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON COMPUTER AND HAND IS INFLAMED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PUNCHED A GPS UNIT AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| 25 YO HIT HAND ON COMPUTER FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 60 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: Computers |
| PT WITH HAND PAIN/SWELLING WHICH BEGAN SUDDENLY WHILE WORKING ON COMPUT ER. POOR HISTORIAN. D: HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE HAND AFTER PLAYING WITH THE COMPUTER GAME.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT ON METAL LID OF COMPUTER. DX- SKIN AVULSION R HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 59 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: Computers |
| PT HIT HAND ON COMPUTER SCREEN DX: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE CARRYING A COMPUTER LANDING ONTO HAND, +BLEEDING >> HAND FX/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME - 30 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH HAND NUMBNESS - REP ORTS SHE IS UNEMPLOYED AND DOES ALOT OF GAMING ON HER COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| HAND STR. PT STRAINED HAND WHEN PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 4 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: Computers |
| COUSIN DROPPED COMPUTER MONITOR ON PTS HAND. DX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| RT HAND FX.PT PUNCHED A COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT BANGED HAND ON COMPUTER TOWER. DX; HAND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| HAND FX-INJURED WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAME-@ NEIGHBOR'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| L HAND PAIN AFTER PLAYING VIDEO GAME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 13 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: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| WHILE TRYING TO FIX A VIDEO GAME, PIECE BROKE OFF, LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PUNCHED COMPUTER AND FX RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| HIT COMPUTER SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 27YOM WAS HOME CLEANING THE GARAGE,SITTING ON A SHELF WAS A COMPUTER, STARTED TO FALL,REACHED TO GRAB IT,HITTING HAND;HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT ROUGH-HOUSING W/STEPDAD X5DAYS,THREW PUNCH/HIT STEPDADS SHOULDER BLA DE AT HOME,NOW W/HAND PAIN,ALSO PLAYS VIDEO GAMES EVERY DAY;HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| WORKING ON COMPUTER AT SCHOOL, HAD SEIZURE, PASSED OUT. DX HAND ABRASI ON, SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Computers |
| VOLTS ARCHED FROM COMPUTER, BURNED HAND. DX ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| HAD CAST TAKEN OFF HAND YESTERDAY. PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND NOW HAND SW OLLEN. DX HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER FELL ON HAND, CRUSHED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT FELL ON SHARP METAL EDGE OF COMPUTER. DX: R PALM LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Computers, Screwdrivers |
| PT WITH PW TO HAND, USING SCREWDRIVER TO FIX LAPTOP COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 21 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: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| DX LWBS: COMPUTER FELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| 19 YOM HIT HIS COMPUTER 4-5 TIMES SUSTAINING A FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| RT HAND PAIN-C/O PAIN TO BACK AND RT HAND AFTER TYPING ON COMPUTER FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 29 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: Computers |
| PT PUNCHED A VIDEO GAME. DX: L HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HIT HAND ON COMPUTER FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 38 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: Computers |
| HIT HAND ON COMPUTER CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PLAYING VIDEO GAMES YEST GOT UPSET & HIT WOOD FLOOR W/ULNAR SURFACE OF CLOSED FIST, EDEMA/ECCHYMOSIS HAND, FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| CARRYING A COMPUTRE DOWN STAIRS, COMPUTER FELL OFF &HAND PINNED B/T IT& HAND RAIL>> SPRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Scissors |
| 38YOM WAS HOME USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS TO CUT OPEN A *** CUT HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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