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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 968
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STEPPED ON A HANGER AT HOME AND CUT FOOT DX// LAC LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCLERA OF R EYE: SISTER ACCIDENTALLY THREW PLASTIC HANGER AND HIT PT'S RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC EYELID OJN METAL HANGER AT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SLIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGER FELL ON LEFT ARM HURT WRIST DX FAC LEFT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND STEPPED ON A CAOT HANGER THAT STUCK INTO HIS GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PLAYING WITH SIBLINGS AND CUT WITH COAT HANGER. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX LACERATION RIGHT 4TH TOE: INJURED ON PLASTIC HANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 8 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 |
| INJURED EYE ON METAL HANGER. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS STUCK IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A PLASTIC COAT HANGER ACCIDEN- TALLY AND HAS PAIN. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE-STEPPED ON HANGER SLIPPED TWISTED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT EYELID WITH HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK IN A CLOSED AND KNOWCKED A CLOTHED HANGER POLE ONTO FOOT.DX FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 7 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 EYEBROW ON HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Tapes |
| PUT COAT HANGER WITH DUCT TAPE ON END DOWN CAST TO SCRATCH AND HANGER P UNCTURED AND STUCK IN SKIN PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER LEG/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY HANGER AT HOME - LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| HIT IN EYE WITH HANGER. DX EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS @ *** STEPPED ON A HANGER WHILE ON THE FLOOR TWISTED ANKLE. DX S PRAINED R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PUNCTURE L KNEE, PT FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY W/A HANGER AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| POKED IN EYE WITH A NAIL HANGER DX: EYE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONT R ANKLE/8YOF STS COAT RACK FELL ON R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ABRASION EYE,POKED WITH CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HOOKED EYE W/COAT HANGER DX: EYELID ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ball sports |
| WHILE AT THE STORE PT WAS TRYING TO PICK UP A BALL AND HIT FACE ON A SH OE RACK. D: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RIGHT UPPER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON A RACK -FELL LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| COAT HANGER WENT THROUGH HAND/PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 WITH PLASTIC HANGER BY BROTHER. DX- 1 CM SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH PLASTIC HANGER WHICH SNAPPED, & POKED EYE, NO VISION CHANGES. DX: LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O METAL IN RT FOOT. PT STEPPED ON WIRE HANGER. DX NOT STATED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/12/2006 | Age: 14 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 |
| RIGHT CORN ABR. PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PLASTIC HANGER AND STUCK IT INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STEPPED ON A HANGER AND INJURED FOOT.DX FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 LT EYE WITH A WIRE HANGER- EYE PAIN DX: CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION TO LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT HIT SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH A WIRE HANGER. D: RIGHT TRAUMATIC HEMO RRHAGE ; CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 7 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED SWELLING TO EYE WHEN STUCK CLOTHES HANGER IN EYE ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 8 YOF WAS POKED IN LEFT EYE BY HANGER, CAUSING SUPERFICIAL EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSED RIBS WHEN FELL ON CLOTHES RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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