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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,240
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX INGUINAL HERNIA: HYPONATREMIA; 73YOF C/O ACUTE ONSET GROIN/ INGUINAL AREA PN W PAINT'G. STS HAD PALPABLE "LG BULGE" TO R INGUINAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX ORTHOSTATIC HTN/ANEMIA, MILD: 74YOM REPORTS DIZZINESS STARTING YTDY. STATES "I HAVE BEEN PAINTING, SO I MIGHT BE THE FUMES" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 24YOM, STATES THAT HE BINGED EATING THIS AM&USED A ?*** PAINT BRUSH IN AN ATTEMPT TO VOMIT&ACC SWALLOWED THE BRUSH>>FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX BACK PN: 24YOF C/O LBP AFTER PAINTING PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| PT STUCK A PAINTBRUSH IN LEFT EAR PUNTURE WOUND EAR DRUM 9YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 29YOF C/O RT ARM PAIN, NUMBNESS & SWELLING SINCE LAST NIGHT, MAY HAVE AGGRAVATED ARM PAINTING YESTERDAY. DX - PROBABLE MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| EYE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE-26YOF HAD PAINT (KILZ) SPLASH OFF OF A ROLLER WHILE PAINTING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, House repair or construction materials |
| DX R EYE PN: 28YOM C/O R EYE PN AFTER PAINTING & REMOVING DRYWALL. WAS WEAR' CONTACTS @ TIME. REPORTS MILD HA, PHOTOPHOBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX LWBD: 72YOM MULTIPLE EPISODES NEAR SYNCOPE WHILE PAINTING IN HOUSE. WEAK, PALE. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| DX LBP: 26YOM CROUCHING WHILE PAINT'G YTDY, NOTED PN IN BACK WHEN STOOD UP. WOKE UP W/ STIFF/PAINFUL BACK. PAINFUL TO MOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 51YOM,STRAIN TO LUMBAR SPINE S/P PAINTING IN THE HOUSE PAIN RADIATES TO LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 31YOM CUT LT HAND ON ALUMINUM PAINTBRUSH WHILE TRYING TO FIX IT DX: LACERATION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| A 51 YOF INJURED SHOULDER WHILE USING PAINT BRUSHES AND ROLLERS. DX: TENDINITIS RIGHT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 YOM, USING PAINT ROLLER, ARM PAIN SPRAIN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Ceilings and walls |
| 30YOF WAS AT HOME PAINTING, WAS DOING THE LWR WALL CAUSING BILATERAL LWR LEG STRAINS WITH CRAMPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 5YOF WAS POKED IN R EYE WITH PAINTBRUSH, NO BLURRY VISION DX: R EYEBALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| A 78 YOF WAS USING A PAINTBRUSH AND INJURED UPPER TRUNK. DX: RIGHT THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 51 YO F INJURY TO BACK PAINTING WITH BRUSH AT HOME. DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 2 YOF PT POKED SELF IN EAR WITH PAINT BRUSH. L EAR ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 18YOM STRAINED CHESTWALL WHILE PAINTING HOUSE. DX: MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 4 YR OLD MALE DX PERFORATED RT TM - S/.P HX OF PUTTING BACK END OF PAINT BRUSH INTO EAR - BLEDDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 8 YO M, C/O CUT TO LEFT FOOT AFTER TRIPPING OVER A PAINT ROLLER, DX FOO T LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| A 53 YOF WAS USING A PAINT BRUSH AND ROLLER AND INJURED FOREARM. DX: RIGHT FOREARM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 2YOM'S SISTER POKED HIM IN EAR WITH A PAINTBRUSH, HAS OBVIOUS DRIED BLOOD IN EAR. DX -TM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 16YOF HAS BEEN PAINTING HOUSE NOW HAS PAIN IN SHOULDER DX. SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 62 YOM-WAS PAINTING W/ROLLER OVERHEAD FOR 4 HRS & THEN SHOVELED SNOW FO R 2 HRS YESTERDAY W/CHEST DISCOMFORT DX ACUTE CHEST PAIN * |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 63YOM C/O KNEE PAIN SINCE PAINTING ON SUNDAY. DX. KNEE PAIN, CELLULITIS .* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual |
| 3 YOF WAS FIGHTING WITH HER SISTER OVER A PAINTBRUSH AND IT WENT INTO H ER LEFT EAR DX: TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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