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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| OVERUSE SYNDROME R FOREARM; DOING SOM PAINTING & NOTE "CRAMPING" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Stairs or steps |
| RT HEEL CT-SLIPPED ON PAINT ROLLER-ON STEPS-HURT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PATIENT WAS PAINTING THE TOP OF HIS BARN WHEN WENT BACK TO GET ON LADDER, FELL 10 FT. DX-PNEUMONTHORAX, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PAIN AFTER PAINTING WITH BRUSH DX. WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| STEPPED WRONG ON PAINT ROLLER STICK, TWISTED RT FOOT. DX; FX 5TH MT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON PAINTBRUSH OR ROLLER; HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Ceilings and walls |
| TENDONITIS R SHOULDER/46YOM ROLLING PAINT ON CEILING AND DEVELOPED R SH OULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PLAYMATE STUCK TIP OF PAINTBRUSH IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PAINTING HOME-ROLLERS/BRUSHES C/O BACK PAIN LT SHOULDER RADIATING TO NE CK. CX RADICULOPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT COMPLAINT OF PAINFUL GROIN HAS BEEN HELPING RELATIVE LIFTING AND PAI NTING, L GROIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER (2CM): CUT FINGER ON PAINT BRUSH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Swimming pools |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER AT HOME IN THE POOL AND WAS HIT ON THE HEAD ACCIDENTALLY WITH A PAINT BRUSH. DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN; PAINTING GARAGE AT HOME, CONSTANT MOVEMENTWI TH BRUSH/ROLLER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PATIENT' S BROTHER STUCK PAINT BRUSH IN HER EAR WHILE THEY WERE PLAYING AT HOME, BLOOD IN EAR CANAL, PAIN; EAR CANAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Gasoline |
| RT FOREARM & FACIAL BURNS-AT HOME-CLEANING PAINT BRUSHES W/ GASOLINE-TH EY CAUGHT ON FIRE & BURNED PT-TO SPRINGFIELD BURN CENTER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| HIT SELF WITH PAINT ROLLER DX. LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| *** PAINTING AUNTS HOUSE AND FELL 10 FT AND INJURED ARM DX FX ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PATIENT FELL ON PAINT ROLLER YESTERDAY AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, TWISTED ANK LE; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PAINTING ROOM CUT FINGER ON BROKEN BRUSH. 2.0CM (R) INDEX FINGER. CLEAN EDGE. DX: 2.0CM SIMPLE FINGER LAC (R) INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT PAINTING AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER PAINT BRUS, FELL TO THE FLOOR. FX RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PATIENT HAVING THORACIC BACK PAIN, PT. HAS BEEN BENDING OVER PAINTING; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Kerosene |
| CLEANING PAINT BRUSH WITH KEROSENE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED BOTH HAND S, NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PT"SLIPPED ON A ROLLER AND WHEN TRIED TO STOP FROM FALLING HIT THE PALMAR SURFACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| WAS PAINTING, REACHED FOR BRUSH, STRAINED BACK LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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