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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,570
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 2 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: Televisions |
| TV FELL DOWN ON HAND OF 2 YO FEMALE CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 32 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: Televisions |
| 32 YOF DROPPED TV SET ON HAND SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT'S MOM C/O" A TELEVISION FELL ON HIS LT HAND X3 DAYS AGO" YESTERDAY NOTED PAIN AND STARTED TO SWELL UP" DX MSK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT PULLED A TV ON TO HAND AND SUS A HAND CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Televisions |
| PLAYING WITH WIRES BEHIIND TV AND AND SPARKS CAME OUT; FIRE NOT INDICAT ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Televisions, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 30 YO M ELECTRIC BURNS TO HAND PLUGGING IN TV. DX ELECTRICAL BURN TO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| TV FELL ON RT. HAND DX: FRACTURE LT. 5TH METACARPAL W/ CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | 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: Televisions |
| 27 YOM PUNCHED TELEVISION FRACTURE METACARPAL #5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Doors |
| CARRYING TV FELL HIT HAND ON DOOR DX CONTUSION TO DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| DX:1 CM LAC TO L HAND. HIT HAND ON CORNER OF TV AT THE JAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| 17 Y.O. W MALE W/FX HAND. PT STS A TELEVISION FELL ON HAND @ HOME. E917 9 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| TV FELL ON TOP OF LEFT HAND TODAY - CAN'T MOVE FINGERS. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT DROPPED TV ON RT HAND DX: CLOSED FX RT 5TH METACARPAL + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT PUNCHED A TV IN ANGER AFTER AN ARGUMENT - NOW HAS TENDERNESS TO HAND . D: CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 34 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: Televisions |
| AT HOME WAS ANGRY SWINGING AT T.V. ANTENNA RABBIT EAR TYPE BROKE OFF LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH HER DAUGHTER AND PUNCHED THE TELELVISION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Televisions, Other Irons |
| MOM PLUGGED IN IRON ON TOP OF TV, PT TRIPPED OVER CORD, IRON FELL, STRU CK HAND, BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| RT HAND PAIN. DROPPED TV ON HAND. DX; 4TH MC FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| DROPPED T.V. ONTO HAND DX: CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| R HAND;FINGER INJ/25YOWM STS LAST PM INJURED HAND WHEN TV WAS JAMMED AG AINST IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| FX HAND WHEN STRUCK ON TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN TV FELL AND STRUCK HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| #21 YOF DROPPED T.V. ON HANDDX CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| OUT OF ANGER PT ACCIDENTALLY PUNCHED HIS TELEVISION CAUSING HANDINJURY DX:LACERATIONS/ABRASIONS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 22 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: Televisions, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns |
| FX R HAND - TROPHY FELL OFF TELEVISION ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON TV SET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| RT HAND CT-DRINKING ETOH-@ HOME-TRIED TO MOVE A TV UP 3 STEPS & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST A TELEVISION SET AT HOME LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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: Televisions, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 49 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE CONTUSED HIS RT HAND WHEN IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A TV AND THE RAILING ON THE DECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT TVRIGHT HAND 5TH MT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT MOVING TELEVISION, FELL ONTO HAND C/O PAIN AND SWELLING DX FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT WAS WALKING IN DARK, LOST BALANCE, TRIPPED & FELL AGAINST TV, GLASSO BJECT FELL OFF TV & HE FELL ONTO IT W/ HAND. LAC RT RING FINGER & PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PUNCHED A TV SCREEN DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 20 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: Televisions |
| DX RIGHT HAND SPRAIN: TELEVISION FELL ONTO HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| TV FELL ON HAND DX. HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT WAS RUNNING AROUND AND RAN INTO TELEVISION, CANNOT BEND TODAY. D:CO NTUSION R HAND / FRACTURE RIGHT 3RD METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 31 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: Televisions |
| AT HOME AT 0600 WHILE DUSTING, LIFTING TELEVISION, TRIED TO PRE- VENT IT FROM FALLING, TV LANDED ON RIGHT HAND. DX CONTUSION RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| LEFT HAND INJ. PT FELL INTO A TELEVISION HIITING HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT C/O SWELLING AND PAIN RT HAND AND THUMB AFTER LIFTING TV. (DX HAND CONTUSION) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT CAUGHT RIGHT HAND WHEN MOVING A TELEVISION SET AT HOME CONTUSIO N HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CONTUSION (L) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING TV AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Televisions |
| DROPPED TV ON R HAND.DX CRUSH INJ R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | 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: Televisions |
| CONT L HAND/34YOWF STRUCK DORSAL L HAND AGAINST EDGE OF CONSOLE TV EARLIER TODAY & NOW HAS SPREADING PAIN OVER HAND & FOREARM TO ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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