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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,741
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LOWER LEG FRACTURE, DRESSER DRAWER FELL OUT ANDHIT CHILDS LEG |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL AT NURSING HOME AND STRUCK RT LOWER LEG ON DRESSER C/O PAIN RT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 6 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT CUT LOWER LEG ON PIECE OF WOOD ON DRESSER AT HOME; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT JUMPED OFF OF A DRESSER AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Televisions |
| 2 YO PULLED DRESSER W/TV ON IT DOWN & DRESSER HIT LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL INTO A DRESSER AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A DRESSSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND CUT LEG ON CORNER OF METAL DRAWER. D: LACERATION R IGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT FELL OFF OF A DESK AND LACERATED HIS LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| BIT BY A SPIDERS UNDER DESK - SWELLING ITCHING SPIDER BITES LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 32 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK LEG ON DRESSER CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FX LEFT TIB/FIB. PT HIT KNEE ON A DESK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT INJURED AT HOME SCRAPED LEG .ON DRAWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STATES "BACKED INTO DRESSER & COULD NOT GET MY LEG OFF OF IT." DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LOWER LEG FRACTURE, JUMPED OFF DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT @ HOME A EMPTY DRESSER DRAWER FELL ONTO PT'S LOWER LEG. DX TIB/FIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT C/O DRESSER DRAWER FELL ON LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Televisions |
| CONT R LEG/2YOF AT HM AT 6:30A CLIMBED ON DRESSER AND TIPPED TV OVER ON TO HER R LEB. AMBULATORY WITH LIMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LOWER LEG CONTUSION, DROPPED DESK ON LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT LT LOWER LEG ON A DRESSER, LAC LOWER LEG, - - PT LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LEG PAIN; PT PLAYING WITH SISTER ON SMALL DESK SET, FELL OFF CATCHING HIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT C/O S DRESSER DRAWER FELL ON HER LT LOWER LEG LAST WEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STATES DRESSER FELL AND STRUCK LOWER LEG. DX. HEMATOMA R LEG W/CELLULI TIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DROPPED DESK ON LOWER LEG DX LAC TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT JUMPED OFF A DRESSER AND SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG ON DRESSER C/O ACTIVE BLEEDING DX: LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 48 YOF HIT CHIN ON DRAWER CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT HAD A DRESSER FALL AND LACERATE LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LACERATION RT LOWER LEG, BUMPED LEG ON A DRESSER WHICH WAS ON FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 22 YO M HIT LEG ON DESK LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Clothes dryers |
| 34 YO F MOVING DRYER SLIPPED AND HIT LEG ON DRESSER CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FRACTURED LEG WHEN FELL OFF DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CUT LEG ON DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT LOWER LEG ONTO CORNER OF DRESSER DX; CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSED LEG WHEN DRESSER FELL ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION: HIT SHIN ON CORNER OF DESK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 5 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE LT LEG WHILE HE WAS JUMPING FROM DRESSER TO DRESSER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL OFF DESK DX. CALF LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT LEG AGAINST ON OPEN DESK DRAWER DX: R LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL AGAINST DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER HITTING IT ON A DRAWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT LEG ON CHEST AND LAC SHIN AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SLIPPED, FELL INTO DRESSER @ HOME DX L LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT C/O DRESSER FALLING ON HER. DX CONT TO LFT LEG/LAC LFT LEG HYPERTEN SION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT LEG ON DESK HEMATOMA LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT JUMPED OVER A DRAWER FROM A CHEST THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR LANDED AWKWA RDLY FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 73 YEAR OLD FEMALE FELL INTO DRESSER AND CUT LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Cookware |
| PT FELL IN HER KITCHEN AND LANDED ON POTS, PANS AND DRAWER. D: TIBIA AN D FIBULA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CAUGHT FOOT UNDER DRESSER, TURNED & FELL YESTERDAY. RT FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Televisions |
| PT PULLED @DRESSER WITH TV FALLING ON LT LEG/FOOT C/O PN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN DRESSER FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT MOVING A DRESSER AT HOME WHE THE TOP SHIFTED AND STRUCK LEFT LOWER L EG FRACTURED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| WALKING @ HOME & RAN INTO DRESSER. ACUTE LARGE RT LOWER EXTREMITY LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT DX LT LEG CONTUSION - PT GOT HIT IN STOMACH AND LT LEG BY DESK TODAY AT SCHOOL DURING A FIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| WHILE JUMPING OFF DRESSER, INJURED LEG, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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