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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 873
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O COAT RACK FELL ON HIM TODAY - C/O PAIN TO BACK AND LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CHEWING ON PLASTIC CLOTHES HANGER, PIECE BROKE OFF ACCIDENTLY INGESTING IT. DX: ESOPHAGEAL FB RESOLVED. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 8 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HANGING ON COAT RACK AND FELL HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear |
| PT CUT RT 1ST DIGIT ON A WIRE HANGER TAKING OFF SUIT, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A HANGER - HIT CHIN ON FLOOR. D: LACERATION CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER. DX EYE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER - CAN'T SEE. D: RIGHT EY E CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT HEAD ON CLOTHING RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ceilings and walls |
| THREW COAT HANGER & IT BOUNCED OFF WALL & HIT HIM IN RT EYE. ACUTE RT C ORNEAL AB & ACUTE RT IRREGULAR PUPIL 2ND TO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CLOTHES RACK FELL OVER ONTO CHILD SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT FACE WITH COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SWINGING ON COAT RACK AND IT FELL AND HIT HER ACROSS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS SCRATCHED IN EYE W/HANGER. DX: LEYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED ON COAT HANGER DX. FOOT STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SCRATCHED R EYELID ON A COAT HANGER TODAY. DX. R EYELID ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE EYE WITH CARDBOARD EDGE OF A HANGER,CORN EAL ABRASION RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Footwear |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON COAT HANGER WHEN WEARING SANDALS WHILE STAYING WITHG RANDMOTHER IN ***, FOOT PAIN; PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON A BED GOT A WITE HANGER CAUGHT ON HIS TONGUE, MOM CAN 'T REMOVE HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE MOUTH WITH A HANGER. DX MOUTH PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| METAL HANGER STUCK IN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LACERATION TOE - 12 YOF STEPPED ON A RUSTY COAT HANGER LAYING ON THE ST REET YESTERDAY LACERATING HER RIGHT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STUCK A HANGER IN HIS EAR - EAR TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SUSTAINED EYE INJURY FROM A CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 10 YOM CUT LEG WITH HANGER LACERATION L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HAD A COAT RACK FALL STRIKING HER IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Footwear |
| PATIENT JUMPED OVER A PUDDLE AT SCHOOL AND LANDED ON A RUSTY CLOTHES HA NGER OR NAIL, WENT THROUGH TENNIS SHOE; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER HANGERS IN STORE YESTERDAY, FELL TO GROUND AND TWI STED KNEE, FELL ON KNEE AGAIN TODAY WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT; KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 12 YO M COAT HANGER IN RECTUM. DX RECTAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HI HEAD ON COAT RACK AT SCHOOL C/O HEADACHE...VIRAL SYNDROM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE LOWER ARM WITH A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED EYEBALL WITH COAT HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Pipes |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WHEN CLOTHES RACK OR BAR IN CLOSET FELL AT HOME; LE FT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STRUCK WITH CLOTHES HANGER-R EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH A HANGER AT HOME LAST NIGHT; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HE MORRHAGE, CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RAN INTO CLOTHES ROD AT *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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