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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,489
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - PATIENT REPORTS DIRECT BLOW TO FOREHEAD FROM FALL ING STEREO SPEAKER - AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT DROPPED A STEROE SPEAKER ON THE END OF HIS RIGHT FIFTH FINGER FRACTU RED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 11 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: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL AND HIT A SPEAKER CAUSING A LACERATION TO H IS SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD SPEAKER AT HOME. DX: CONTUSION OF HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CARRYING SPEAKER, SLIPPED ON ICE&FELL JAMMING FINGER ' FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT INJURED LIFTING STEREO; SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| FELL AGAINST SPEAKER DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT DROPPED A STEREO SPEAKER ONTO LT FOOT, AT HOME DX: FRACTURE 5TH DIGIT OF LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CHI WHEN SPEAKER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CHI, STERO FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PATIENT HAD A STEREO THAT WAS ON A SHELF FALL OFF ONTO HIS HEAD, HAS HEADACHE & LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT HAD STEREO FALL ON HEAD; LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| LAC TO ELBOW WHEN STRUCK ON STEREO COVER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| KICKED A SPEAKER DX: R FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| SPEAKER FELL ON FOOT SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS RUNNING INTO THE HOUSE & CAUGHT LT PINKY TOE ON SPEAKER WIRE-CUT TOE. DX: TOE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| STEREO FELL OFF SHELF HIT HEAD AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT SUST HEAD INJURY SPEAKER FELL HIT PT IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CHILD TRIPPED AND FELL, HITING HEAD ON THE CORNER OF A SPEAKER AT HOME, HAS LAC. DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CUT HEAD WHEN SPEAKER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CONTUSED KNEE WHEN FELL ON SPEAKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT AT DRIVE-IN, WENT TO PUT UP SPEAKER & "ZAPPED" WHILE HOLDING IT. C/O SHOULDER & CHEST PAIN. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| ELBOW DISLOCATED, FELL ON STEREO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| DENTAL INJURY.PT WENT TO PUT HEADPHONES ON AND HIT MOUTH AND BROKE A TO OTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| 13Y/M CUT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL FROM A SPEAKER AT HOME TODAY; RI GHT HAND (PALM AREA) 1.5CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| LEG SMALL LAC-HIT CORNER OF STEREO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| CHILD HIT FOREHEAD ON SPEAKER WHILE WRESTLING. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| WAS WALKING IN HOUSE & PINKY FINGER STRUCK STEREO SPEAKER. DX: FX FINGER CLOSED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 6Y/M STEREO SPEAKER KNOCKED OFF SPEAKER STAND VS SHELF HIT PT HEAD@ SCH OOL TODAY,SQUAD TO ER BLEED CONTROLLED;4CM POSTERIOR SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER W/ SHARP EDGE OF STEREO SYSTEM-DX 1.5 CM SUPERFICIAL LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT HAD LARGE STEREO SPEAKER FALL ON HEAD C/O PAIN IN HEADH SCALP LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 15 YO - DX: LACERATION L HAND -CUTTING SPEAKER WIRE WITH BOX CUTTER W HICH SLIPPED CUTTING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING CHEST ON THE STEREO SPEAKERS CONTUSION CHE ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2005 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT FELL AGAINST STEREO PLAYING W/ SIBLINGS, OCCIPITAL HEAD LAC, NO LOC DX: MINOR CHI, 1CM OCCIPITAL SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| LAC R 3RD TOE, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH SOMETHING FALLING FROM THE LOUD SPEAKER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, ROM NML, HX OF ASTHMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT PLAYING IN A SPEAKER @SCHOOL 1/2PTA WITH 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO RT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT SHOCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLUG IN SPEAKER @SCHOOL TODAY WITH ANXIET Y C/O CHEST TIGHTNESS/SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Stairs or steps |
| PT CARRYING A LARGE SPEAKER DOWN STAIRS TRIPPED HITTING FOREHEAD ON MA RBLE FLOOR, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories, Basketball |
| PT WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH HEADPHONES ON, WAS HIT IN EYE, DX EYE TR AUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT FELL INTO A SPEAKER ADN INJURED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| HIT ON FORHEAD W/SPEAKER HELPING DAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| HIT HEAD ON SPEAKER SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 7 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: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| DX LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD: FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON SPEAKER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| SPEAKER FELL ONTO BARE FOOT. DX. R FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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