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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT. HIT ON HEAD WITH *** CORD LACERATING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 13 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT BEING CHOKED BY *** CORD WHEN FRIEND PULLED IT TIGHT PT FELT LIGHT HEADED FELL DOWN HITTING HEAD, HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT WITH *** CORD-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Containers |
| A *** CORD FROM A "***" CARRIER SNAPPED AND HIT PTS HEAD, LACERATION N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT W/ METAL PART OF *** CORD HEAD INJURY HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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