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Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 824
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:185Face:138
Eyeball:127Foot:101
Mouth:92All Of Body:87
Lower Arm:26Ankle:15
Head:15Shoulder:6
Upper Trunk:6Knee:6
Ear:6Lower Leg:5
Lower Trunk:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
A COAT HANGER FELL ONTO FOOT >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
WANTING TO KILL SELF, COAT HANGER AROUND THROAT, RUNNNING IN THE STREET , DX; AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/03/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
14 YOM CUT LIP WITH COAT HANGER LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT TRIPPED OVER A METAL RACK AT THE *** CLOTHES STORE. D: CONTUSION L EFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Football
PT STATES CAUGHT FINGER ON A HANGER WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL. D: FINGER L ACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
LAC L FOOT/13YOF STEPPED ON METAL CLOTHES HANGER ROD AT HOME. STEPPED ON ROCK 2 WKS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
HEMORRHAGE EYE WHEN POKED WITH DISLAY CLOTHES RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
DX CORNEAL ABRASION: HIT SELF IN EYE WITH EDGE OF CLOTHES HANGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
FELL ON COAT RACK. DX LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CONTUSED FOREARM, CLOTHES RACK FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
WAS POPPING PLASTIC HANGERS AND ONE HIT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
HIT SELF WITH HANGER/EYELID LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
SHARP PAIN IN CAST AREA-PT CUT OFF TOP PART OF CAST AND USED HANGER TO SCRATCH LEG-SUPERFICIAL WOUND TIBIA -END OF CAST REPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PART OF A PLASTIC HANGER GOT INTO CAST DX: REMOVED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
ANKLE FX-SLIPPED ON A HANGER-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Skating
PT WAS SKATING AND FELL, LANDED ON CLOTHES RACK. D: AVULSION LOWER BA CK TISSUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT AT THE *** AND RAN FACE FIRST INTO A COAT HANGERLACERATION FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
HIT IN EYE WITH A WOODEN HANGER AT SCHOOL. DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT FELL ONTO CLOTHES RACK, AT THE STORE, BRUISED CHEST DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
DX CHIN LACERATION: INJURED CHIN ON CLOTHES HOOK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
RAN INTO A COAT RACK. DX SHOULDER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT CAUGH RIGHT THIRD FINGER ON A COAT RACK AT SCHOOL SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
WAS SCRATCHING ARM UNDER CAST WITH METAL COATHANGER AND GOT IT CAUGHT U NDER CAST. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL UNDER CAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT.INJ.L.CHEEK AT CHURCH WHEN HIT WITH A WIRE COAT HANGER. DX; LAC.L. CHEEK,1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CUT THUMB ON METAL CLOTHES HANGER/ LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CUT EAR ON HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PLAYING W/FRIENDS & GOT STABBED IN FACE W/METAL HANGER, LACERATION EYEB ROW/FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT SUST CORNEAL ABRASION FROM HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
POKED IN EYE BY A CLOTHES HANGER AT THE MALL. DX EYELID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
TRIPPED ON COAT HANGER, FELL/FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A HANGER. D: ABRASION RIGHT EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
POKED WITH HANGER CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Nightwear
SCALP LAC-HANGER W/ PAJAMA'S FELL FROM DISPLAY-HIT PT-@ DEPARTMENT STOR E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PATIENT PLAYING AND BUILDING A FORT, CAUGHT EYELID ON METAL COAT HANGER AT SCHOOL, OR HOME; EYELID LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT CUT FINGER W/METAL COAT HANGER. DX: R INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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