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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 109
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT IN ARGUMENT W/MOM OVER CHORES AT HOME,SENT TO ROOM,YELLED HE SHOULD DIE,PT FOUND TRYING TO WRAP METAL HANGER AROUND NECK; SUICIDAL IDEATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: 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: 12/08/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT WAS BEING HAZED BY BAND MEMBERS & THEY WRAPPED A METAL HANGER AROUND HIS NECK, ATTEMPTED TO DRAG HIM TO GROUND, HAD CHOKING EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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