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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FRACTURE, FIFTH METACARPAL, *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| RATCHET BINDER ON STRAP LET GO, HIT HAND/ CONTUSION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK BY *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT PLAYING WITH AN ELASTIC *** CORD AT HOME WHEN IT SHOT BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT INJURED HAND W/*** CORD. DX: R HAND CONT/SWELLING, LWBS. DX: R HAND CONT/SWELLING, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PATIENT HIT ON HAND WITH *** CORD AT SCHOOL; HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| RT HAND CONTUSION-CAUGHT RT HAND IN A *** CORD. ALSO INJURED RT FINGER. ER. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON METAL BAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS FASTENING ITEMS WITH A *** CORD WHEN ONE END CAME LOOSE STRIKING RIGHT HAND WITH THE METAL END OF THE CORD CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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