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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 283
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE WHEN HE ACCID STEPPED ON A HYPODERMIC NEED LE USED BY GRANDMA ON THE FLOOR. SCRAPED R FOOT. DX R FOOT ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| AT *** AND STUCK WITH A NEEDLE AND SYRINGE THAT WAS ON A SHELF.DX FINGE R LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing accessories |
| PATIENT/FRIENDS GOING THROUGH PURSE FOUND IN CAFETERIA AT SCHOOL, STUCK WITH DIRTY *** INSULIN PEN IN PURSE, BROKE SKIN W/BLEEDING;NEEDLEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Baseball |
| HE & BROTHER WERE STUCK BY A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE THEY FOUND AT BASEBALL FIELD. DX: NEEDLSTICK TO FINGERTIP, FROM HYPODERMIC NEEDLE IN PUBLIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| NEEDLE STICK LOWER LEG/10YOF WAS VISITING GRANDFATHER LAST PM & BROTHER FOUND NEEDLE ON FLOOR IN ROOM & STUCK IT IN PT'S LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| NEEDLE STICK R LOWER LEG/10YOF & BROTHER WERE IN HOSP.WHEN BROTHER PICK ED NEEDLE OFF FLOOR & STUCK PT IN LEG WITH IT AT 4:30P.LEFT BEFORE EXAM |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Other playground equipment |
| C/O PLAYING IN SANDBOX, NEEDLESTICK TO FINGER, DX; PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PATIENT INJURED FOREARM 4 DAYS AGO WHILE HAVING BLOOD DRAW, SHARP SHOOT ING PAIN AT TIME OF DRAW, HAS BEEN CARRYING BOOKS WITH ARM; HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT PASSED OUT IN DOCTORS OFFICE AFTER RECEIVING 3 SHOTS AT WELL AP POINTMENT, HIT CARPETED FLOOR; VASOVAGAL EPISODE AFTER NEEDLE STICKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Bathtubs or showers |
| FAINTING SPELL AFTER GETTING HEPATITIS A VACCINE AT PMD'S OFFICE YESTER DAY, FELT PAIN FROM SHOT, TODAY PASSED OUT IN SHOWER HIT SHOULDER; INJU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Football |
| PT WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL OUTSIDE AND FELL ONTO A NEEDLE PUN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Clothing |
| WHILE IN PUBLIC RESTROOM, PT FOUND INSULIN NEEDLE, PLAYED WITH IT, NEED LE BENT, WAS PUT IN POCKET, SCRATCHED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hypodermic needles or syringes, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FOUND AN *** IN A DUMPSTER, & PUNCTURED LT HAND- WOUND BLEDDX: NEEDL ESTICK INJURY- PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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