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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 577
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HEAVY BOX FELL ON HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 9YOF- PT CUT LEFT HAND ONTO THE EDGE OF A CARDBOARD BOX. DX LEFT HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT SLIPPED ON CARDBOARD AND FELL. DX: R MIDSHAFT SPIRAL FEMUR FX W/MILD DISPLACEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 9YOF CUT HER LT INDEX FINGER ON ACARDBOARD BOX, 2 DAYS AGO, NOW IT'S RED, & SWOLLEN- THE BOX HOUSES A WILD MOUSE. DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS USING CARDBOARD TO MAKE A WINDOW IN FORT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE DX: LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SLIPPED ON A REAZY GROUND&FELL STRIKING HEAD ONTO CARDBOARD ?OBJECT NOW WITH H/A&DIZZINESS>>CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OUT OF LOFT BED ONTO WOODEN BOX RESULTING IN OCCIPITAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Crayons or chalk |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE R EYE W/ THE CORNER OF A *** BOX YEST WHILE PLAYIN G. TEARING, REDNESS. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| RAN INTO CARDBOARD BOX;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| MOM STATES CHILD WAS LIFTING A BOX FROM CAR AND FELL HITTING HEADON CON RETE DX SKULL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| 10YO/M WAS LIFTING A BOX AND FELT A POP IN SHOULDER AND FELL ON THE FLOOR DX RT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cardboard products, Stairs or steps |
| PT PLAYING WITH SISTERS, SLID ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD AND HIT BOTTOM ST EP. DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HE WAS LIFTING BOXES, & NOW C/O BACK PAIN DX; MUSCULOSKELETAL LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT FINGER ON ALUMINUM FOIL CARTON. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT SLIDING DOWN HILL ON A PIECE OF CARDBAORD & JUMPED OFF. SPIRAL TIB/ FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SURFING ON CARDBOARD AND FELL;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HIT BY A CARDBOARD BOX IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED, AT HOME, YESTERDAY, & HURT RT BIG TOE- PAIN & SWELLING, WAS SLIDING ON CARDBOARD, ON CARPET. DX; RT BIG TOE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| OPENING A BOX OF CEREAL WITH A KNIFE AND CUT FINGER. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| RUNNING AND HIT TOE ON A CARDBOARD BOX. DX TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| THIGH LAC-CUTTING CARDBOARD W/ *** KNIFE-HIT LEG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LIFTINGING BOXES JAMMED FINGER SPRAIN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT TRIPPED OVER BOX-CONTUSION L GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| HAND PAIN-PUNCHED A CARDBOARD BOX IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT @ BON FIRE OUTSIDE OF HOUSE. UNCLE THREW A CARDBOARD BOX IN FIRE. BO X EXPLODED STRIKING PT IN FACE, ARM. BLISTERS ON R CHEEK. DX FACIAL BUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| R/O FB FROM BOX PART IN EAR, STABLE AFTER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX CONT SCALP/LAC SCALP: W @ SCHOOL, TRY'G TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE SHELF & CARBOARD GAME GOX FELL OFF SHELF HIT'G HER ON TOP OF THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN TRIP OVER A BOX AT HOME DX: LT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Stairs or steps |
| YESTERDAY PT LIFTING HEAVY BOXES GOING UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS NOW C/O PAIN TO BACK. DX MUSCLE STRAIN BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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