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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 483
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 15YOF CROWD SURFING AND FELL INTO MULCH PIT INJURING ELBOW; ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 6 YOM WITH ABRASION AND BLISTER TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER HELPING FATH ER WITH MULCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT GOT A PIECE OF MULCH EMBEDDED UNDER HER L 1ST TOENAIL 1 WK AGO. AREA IS NOW RED, SWOLLEN, PAINFUL. DX FB L 1ST TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WAS BAREFOOT OUTSIDE WHEN HE GOT A PIEVE OF MULCH LODGED IN HIS R FO OT. DX FB R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| JUMPED OFF " MULCH PILE" INJURED L FOOT/ANKLE DX SPRAIN/STRAIN L FOOT/ANKLE * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT FELL ON THE PLAYGORUND IN THE MULCH, SWELLING TO L WRIST. DX. WRIST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PARENTS THINK A PC OF MULCH GOT IN R EAR ABOUT 2 WKS AGO DX FB TO R EAR * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| FOOT LAC-CUT ON MULCH IN THE YARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT FELL ONTO A PILE OF MULCH IN THE NEIGHBORS YARD AND CUT R CHEEK. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WITH FB TO HAND FROM PLAYING IN MULCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| CHIN LAC-JUMPED OVER A PILE OF MULCH-FELL ONTO CONCRETE-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT HELPING MULCH OUTSIDE, GOT PIECE OF MULCH IN EYE, REMOVED AT HO ME, STILL HAS EYE PAIN; EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fertilizers, Bags |
| PT JUMPED OFF A STACK OF MULCH BAGS AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND FELL ONTO ARM, NOW W/PAIN, SWELLING AND DEFORMITY TO WRIST; DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT PLAYING IN MULCH AT CHURCH & DEV EYE PAIN/ITCHING, ALSO TRIPPED ON O BJECT & STUBBED TOE; TOE LAC, CONJUCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| 13 YOM GOT MULCH IN EYE WHILE GARDENING F/B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT RUNNING, TRIPPED ON MULCH AND STRUCK LEG BELOW KNEE ON CONCRETE SIDE WALK; LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PATIENT FELL IN MULCH AT PARK; FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT PUT A PIECE OF MULCH IN RIGHT EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fertilizers, Bags |
| PATIENT FELL OFF PILE OF MULCH BAGS ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM, HIT CHIN ON DR IVEWAY; FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers, Slides or sliding boards |
| PATIENT RUNNING DURING RECESS AT SCHOOL, FELL IN MULCH, OR FELL OFF SLI DING BOARD/POLE AT SCHOOL, LANDED ON BOTTOM; NO INJURY FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT WAS RUNNING ON THE PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL AND SLIPPED ON THE MULCH A P IECE GOT EMBEDDED IN RIGHT THIGH FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fertilizers |
| PT FELL IN THE MULCH, NOW W/IRRITATION AND PAIN TO EYE, ALSO W/ERYTHEMA AND EDEMA TO EYELID; EYE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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