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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,710
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| RASH, BURNING TO STOMACH AREA WHERE ADHESIVE TAPE WAS, DX; ALLERGIC REACTION TO ADHESIVE TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tapes |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER DUCT TAPE-TWISTED FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT HAS ABRASION TO FORARM FROM TAPE REACTION 4 DAYS AGO. D: ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| RASH TO BILATERAL UPPER QUADRANT-REACTION TO TAPE ON ABD. DRESSING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PUTTING A CB INTO HIS TRUCK AND CUTTING ELECTRICAL TAPE WITH UTILITY KN IFE AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| 13 YOM WAS HIT IN THE LEFT EYE WITH TAPE BALL THAT WAS THROWN AT HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Tapes |
| 2 BOTTOM TEETH FELL OUT WHILE PT TEARING MASKING TAPE WITH TEETH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tapes, Cardboard products |
| PT WAS PULLING TAPE OF COMPUTER BOX AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT UP IN TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| PATIENT HAS RASH AT G-TUBE SITE WHERE PAPER TAPE WAS APPLIED; ALLERGIC DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT POKED W/ A THORN 1 WEEK AGO, THUMB WRAPPED W/ ELECTRICAL TAPE DX: SEVERE THUMB INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC. PT RIPPED TAPE OFF OF ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| PT. WAS CUTTING TAPE WITH A KNIFE; KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS WRIST. LAC ERATION OF LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT HAS RASH ON RT CHEEK- PT HAD G-TUBE THERE, BUT VOMITED IT OUT 1 HOUR AGO. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS FROM TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| HAD ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY, BLISTER AROUND SURGERY SITE. DX TAPE ADHESIVE ALLERGY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tapes, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON CONSTRUCTION TAPE ON TILED FLOOR SHOPPING AT ***- CLOSED HEA D TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tapes |
| 4 YO HAD TAPE IN NOSE FOREIGN BODY NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Tapes, Gas ranges or ovens |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH FIRE ON GAS STOVE AT HOME, BROTHER THREW TAPE ON F IRE AND HIT PATIENT'S UPPER ARM; 2ND DEGREE BURN, NO FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT PULLED SKIN WHEN TRYING TO PULL OFF TAPE ON FOOT DX: SKIN AVULSION LEFT HEEL, DIABETIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT WAS AT HOME AFTER SURGERY AND HAD ADHESIVE TAPE ON CHEST FOR DRESSIN G SHIN UNDER THE TAPE WAS RED ITCHING AND SWELLING-URTICARIA FROM TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Clothing accessories |
| PT LACERATED THUMB WHILE MAKING A DUCT TAPE WALLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| 2CM HAND LAC-CUTTING DUCT TAPE-KNIFE SLIPPED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT BITING OPEN A ROLL OF TAPE & ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A PIECE OF IT. DX: FOREIGN BODY PHARYNX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| 73 YOM HAS CELLULITIS FROM MEDICAL TAPE AFTER SURGERY AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT C/O OF ABRASION RIGHT FOOT WHEN TAKING TAPE OFF FOOT DX: ABRASION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF *** PHARMACY WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROLL OF *** TAPE AND INVERTED LEFT ANKLE STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| RASH ON TRUNK-CAUSED BY REACTION TO TAPE AROUND HER G TUBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Tapes |
| INGESTED FOREIGN BODY - CHILD SWALLOWED A 1" X 1" PIECE OF CARPET TAPE AT HOME - GAGGED AND HACKED - CHOKED ON CARPET TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT. HAD TAPE PLACED ON BODY DURING A STRESS TEST. DEVELOPED DERMATITIS OF CHEST D/T TAPE REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tapes |
| CHILD PUT TAPE IN L NARE DX; FB L NARE, REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT SCRAPED FINGER 10 DAYS AGO AND PUT CLEAR TAPE ON IT. DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS R FIFTH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO TOE BY TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tapes, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER LOOSE TAPE ON FLOOR AT SKATING RINK. DX: SPRAIN L ANKLE, LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tapes |
| CHI. PT FELL OVER A ROLL OF TAPE AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT PUT A PIECE OF TAPE IN EAR. DX: FB L EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT TRIPPED IN PE ON ROLL OF DUCT TAPE; ARM CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tapes, Stairs or steps |
| PT STEPPED ON DUCT TAPE AND FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Hockey |
| TAPING HOCKEY STICK LACERATION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Tapes |
| 3 YOM WAS HAVING DENTAL WORK, TAPE USED TO ANCLOR THE ET TUBE CAUSING A LLERGICE REACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT STATES A PIECE OF BURNING TAPE FELL ON FINGER, BURN TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL HAD ADHESIVE TAPE AROUND LOWER ABDOMEN DE VELOPED AN ITCHY RASH AROUND THE TAPE CONTACT DERMATITIS TO TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tapes |
| PT C/O TAPING EYES WITH ADHESIVE TAPES TONIGHT,NOW C/O PAIN TO BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Tapes |
| STUCK PC OF MASKING TAPE UP HER NOSE WHILE STRAPPED IN CAR SEAT IN CAR; FB TO NARE REMOVED IN ED BY ENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tapes |
| TRIPPED & FELL ON TAPE ON GROUND IN *** FX TAILBONE FX TAILBONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| PATIENT CUTTING TAPE WITH METAL PIECE ON TAPE DISPENSER, BROKE OFF AND INJURED EYE AT HOME; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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