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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 872
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STUCK ON FINGER WITH DIRTY NEEDLE WHILE USING PAY PHONE IN PHONE BOOTH. POSSIBLY INSULIN SYRINGE. D: NEEDLESTICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT STATES SHE WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN FACE WITH A TELEPHONE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WHILE WRESTLING OVER PHONE W MOTHER AT HOME GOT R 5TH FINGER CAUGHT RIP PING NAIL DX AVULSION REMOVAL OF R 5TH FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TALKING ON PHONE & LIFTED ARM BEHIND HER SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Other fireplaces |
| PT. WAS TALKING ON PHONE AND WOKE UP TO FRIENDS SCREAMING, HIT HEAD ON FIREPLACE. DX. CONT FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Sewing machines or accessories |
| LAC (R) FOREARM, MOTHER STS PT SUST WHEN ENTAGLED WITH A TELEPHONE CORD, STRUCK A SEWING MACHINE, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PLAYING WITH CELL PHONE AND FINGERS GOT BURNED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| MOTHER THREW PHONE TO PATIENT, HIT HIM DX. FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A TELEPHONE CORD AND INJURED ANKLE. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| STATES TURNED WHILE TALKING ON TELEPHONE AND FELT POP IN L KNEE. PAIN O VER LATERAL ASPECT. DX. STRAIN L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 14 YOM THREW CELL PHONE AT PATIENT AND ANTENNA HIT HIM ON RT. EYELID. C ONTUSION OF RIGHT EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DENTAL INJURY WHEN HIT WITH TELEPHONE IN MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| FACE LAC-@ HOME-HIT W/A TELEPHONE-BY HIS SISTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 11 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| SISTER PUT CORDLESS TELEPHONE ANTENNA INTO PATIENT'S EAR, EAR PAIN; OTI TIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT HIT HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH THE TELEPHONE RECEIVER. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSION AND SPRAIN HAND - 9 YOF BELTED BACK SEAT PASSENGER IN A CAR T HAT STRUCK A POLE AFTER DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHILE USING CELL PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Computers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD PULLING DESKTOP COMPUTER ON TOP OF HER C HEST, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| RUNNING TO ANSWER PHONE AND TRIPPED OVER CABLE CORD;LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT RECEIVED FRACTURE TO HAND BY PLAYING WITH PHONE WITH HIS BROT HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSED WRIST ON TELEPHONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| RUNNING TO PHONE AND "LANDED WRONG" ON ANKLE. DX. ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 6 Y/O M C/O HEAD INJURY. PT GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH PHONE(INTENT NOT S TATED)DX CONT TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER & PHONE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIM IN THE HEAD HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TELEPHONE FELL DX. NOSE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A PHONE CORD AND FELL SUSTAINING ELBOW PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT DX MILD HEAD TRAUMA - S/P HIT W/TELEPHONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT 5TH TOE CT-SLIPPED ON A PHONE-ON THE FLOOR-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT STATES HE WAS RUNNUNG TO ANSWER THE PHONE DX SCALP ABRAISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 10 YOWF WAS RUNNING TO ANSWER THE PHONE WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND HIT HER CH IN ON A DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT'S 2 YEAR OLD COUSIN THREW A PHONE & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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