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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 493
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners |
| PT LIFTING SALT WATER PELLETS FOR WATER SOFTENER AND NOTICED A DULL ACH E, R SIDED SCAPULAR THORACIC STRAIN. DX: R THORACIC MUSCULAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2006 | Age: 80 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners |
| PT AT HOME WAS TAKEN OVER BY GAS FUMES FROM WATER SOFTENER NOT FUNCTION ING IN CORRECTLY /DX GAS EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 75 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: Water softeners or conditioners |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CHIP BUILDUP OUT OF HIS WATERSOFTENER AND CUT FINGERS. DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners |
| PT FELL OVER A METAL WATER DISTILLOR AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners, Swings or swing sets |
| CHEST CT-@ HOME-WALKING BACKWARDS-HAULING A WATER SOFTENER-TRIPPED-FELL -HIT A SWIING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-LIFTED 50# WATER SOFTENER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2001 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/1999 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/1997 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Water softeners or conditioners, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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