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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,507
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS USING HAMMER TO BOUND TIRE ON CAR , HAMMER BROKE AND A PIECE OF IT HIT PT IN THE FACE DX: FB TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A LAC ERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS HAMMERING SOMETHING OVERHEAD WHEN THE HAMMER FELL STRIKING FACE CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN THE FACE WITH A HAMMER DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT SELF W/BACK OF SPLITTING MAUL. DX: FACIAL CONT, MIGRAINE HEADACHE, LAC 1 CM OLD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT IN FOREHEAD BY A HAMMER BY SIBLING SUST LAC OVER L EYEBR OW DX L FOREHEAD LAC 1 1/2 CM SUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT NOSE WITH A HAMMER DX: NOSE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2004 | Age: 39 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: Hammers |
| FOREHEAD LAC - HAMMER CAME BACK AND STRUCK FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT EYE ON A HAMMER WHILE HAMMERING LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| A HAMMER FELL ON FACE DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT. HIT BY HAMMER THAT FELL OFF ROOF. DX. LAC FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT. FELL ON CLAW HAMMER YEST AT HOME. DX. LAC FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT FOREHEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 40 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: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FACE FROM A HAMMER SLIPPING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER FELL ON FACE. DX. FACIAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN STRUCK BY A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER BOUNCED BACK & STRUCK ABOVE LT EYEBROW. ACUTE FACIAL LAC-2CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 20 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: Hammers |
| STRUCK IN BROW WITH HAMMER AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT TRYING TO TAKE NAIL OF BOARD WITH HAMMER AND HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH I T C/O BLEEDING AND PAIN FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAMMERING NAIL INTO CLOSET WALL-HAMMER BOUNCED OFF WALL FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT HIT IN THE HEAD BY A MALLET FELL FROM DECK SUSTAINED " "RIGHT SIDE FOREHEAD HEMATOMA/ABRSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: LAC TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 40 YOM WAS PUTTING UP CROWN MOLDING AND THE WOODEN PART OF HAMMER HIT HIM IN THE NOSE CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Fences or fence posts |
| FACE LAC-HIT FACE W/A CLAW HAMMER-@ HOME-WHILE TAKING APART A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| FOREHEAD LACERATION HIT BY HANDLE OF SLEDGE HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT FACE WITH HAMMER AT HOME CAUSING LACERATION; 2CM LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT.INJ.RT.TEMPLE AT HOME WHEN BREAKING METAL RIM OFF TRUCK TIRE WITH A HAMMER,METAL PIECE FLIPPED UP & HIT HIM. DX; LAC.RT.TEMPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Eyeglasses |
| 15:30 PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE BY BACKSWING OF HAMMER. PT HAD GLASS ES ON THAT DID NOT BREAK. DX: LACERATION R EYEBROW/FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN THE FACE WITH HAMMER DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 28 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: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PULLING OUT A NAIL WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED AND STRUCK FACE. D: FACE LACE RATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF WITH A HAMMER DX: R EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 29 YO F ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK SELF IN FACE W/HAMMER LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Lockers |
| CUT FOREHEAD WHEN HAMMER FELL OFF LOCKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2004 | Age: 25 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: Hammers, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| 2 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION SUTURED, TAKING DOWN MINI BLINDS, HIT IN HEAD WITH WOODEN HANDLE OF HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT WITH HAMMER AT HOME. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD/FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE WAS HIT WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A LACERATION TO H ER NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 32 YOWM USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP ROCKS WHEN A SMALL PEICE OF R OCK HIT HIS CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Not recorded | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers, Basketball |
| HIT HAMMER ON BASKETBALL HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND HIT NOSE..NASAL BONE F X, LACERATIION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT REPORTS HIT SELF IN EYE WITH HAMMER PAIN AND BLURRED VISION LEFT FAC IAL CONTUSION ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT USING A HAMMER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 30 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: Hammers |
| REMODELING MOTHERS HOME, ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF W/ BACK OF HAMMER NO LOC DX FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCID STRUCK SELF W/HAMMER. DX: 1.2 CM FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
| STRUCK IN FACE WITH HAMMER PUTTING SIDING ON HOUSE DX EPISTAXIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LACERATION FACE - 18 YOM WAS HAMMERING OVERHEAD AND THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO AREA BETWEEN UPPER LIP AND NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER CONTUSION HEAD, LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT FOREHEAD WITH A HAMMER DX: FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT A TIRE WITH A HAMMER AND IT BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM ON THE FORE HEAD. DX. CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 53 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: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FOREHEAD LAC-@ HOME-HIT SELF W/A HAMMER WHILE LAYING ON FLOOR WORKIJNG ON SOMETHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| CUT FACE WHEN RAN INTO HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT SELF W/HAMMER. DX: 2 CM FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Tableware and accessories |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO EYELID DROPPED HAMMER ON PLATE AND PLATE CUT EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 33 YEAR OLD MALE, CUT TO RIGHT TEMPLE AREA FROM BUTT OF SLEDGE HAMMER ACUTE ABRASION RIGHT FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT PLAYING WITH A HAMMER AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF WITH THE CLA W OF THE HAMMER IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 16 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD WHE N STRUCK BY HANDLE OF HAMMER DURING WOOD SHOP CLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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