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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,185
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 52 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: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 52 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER THE AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR SNAPPED BACK AND I NJURYED LT FINGER- DX- FRACTURE LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 76 YO MALE, CAUGHT IN AUTOMATIC DOORS AT HOSPITAL. DX PELVIC FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 65YOM INJ..RT.3RD.FINGER AT HOME WHEN CAUGHT IN A GARAGE DOOR THAT WAS GOING DOWN. DX; LAC.RT.3RD.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 77 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT SPRAINED HER BACK BY AN AUTOMATIC DOOR KNOCKING HER OVER AT THE HOSP ITAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| @ SENIOR CTR,TRIPPED IN AUTOMATIC DOORS & FELL, LANDED ON RT SIDE;AMBUL ATED HEARD POP/THEN UNABLE TO AMBULATE. DX:FEMORAL NECK FX,HYPOKALEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 65 YO M C/O CHEST PAIN. BEGAN 2 WKS AGO WHEN INSTALLING GARAGE DOOR OPE NER. DX:PLEURAL EFFUSION, CHEST PAIN, FIRST DEG AV BLOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT STATES SHE HIT HER HEAD ON A REVOLVING DOOR AT THE AIRPORT ON FRIDAY . DX. CONT HEAD, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Automatic doors, Clothing accessories |
| DX L HAND CRUSH INJ/L 3RD DITIG DIS @ PIP/FB L SECOND DIGIT: WORK'G ON HIS AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR W WORK GLOVES; L HAND CAUGHT IN SPRING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 65YOM WORKING ON HIS GARAGE DOOR WHEN IT AUTOMATICALLY STARTED TO OPEN CAUGHT LEFT WRIST LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 60 YR OLD FELL WHILE WALKING REOLVING DOOR AND HIT HEAD DX// HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| CAUGHT BY AUTOMATIC DOORS AT HOSPITAL AND FELL. DX SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 53 YO M CONTUSIO/ABRASION TO FINGER WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR WHEN CABLE C AME LOOSE AND CAUGHT PTS FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS GOING TO DOC'S APPT AND WAS STRUCK ON FACE BY AUTOMATIC DOOR DX. NO INJURY STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| CAUGHT RIGHT THIRD FINGER UNDER GARAGE DOOR. CRUSH INJURY, RIGHT THIRD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| HIP INJURY FROM TRIPPING AND FALLING AT *** AFTER ENTERING AUTOMATIC DOOR. DX-LEFT HIP FRACTURE, ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 78YOM WAS AT THE BANK AUTOMATIC DOORS PREMATURELY OPEN CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK;LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD BY AN AUTOMATIC DOOR AT GROCERY STORE C/O HEADACHE DX - CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT STATES A GARAGE DOOR SLAMMED INTO LEFT HAND C/O INJURY AND LACERATIO NS. DX: OPEN LEFT 3RD & 4TH DISTAL PHALANX FXS,4TH MIDDLE PHALANX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN DOOR AT *** AND SUSTAINED AMPUTATION TIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| DX ANEMIA/DIFFUSE ECCHYMOSIS OF BLE/SUPRATHERPEUTIC INR: RLE SWELL'G/ BRUIS'G/PN SINCE USING HIP TO STOP AUTOMATIC SCREEN DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OUT OF REVOLVING DOOR AND HIT HEAD ON LARGE FLOWER POT LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| CUT KNEE ON METAL PLATE OF GARAGE OPENER. DX: LAC/ABRASION RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| GRABBING GARAGE DOOR OPENER AT HOME SUST LAC INDEX AND 2ND FNGRS ON MET AL PART OF OPENER DX L INDEX AND 2ND FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS AT HOME FIXING A GARAGE DOOR OPENER, WHEN THE CABLE BROKE CAUSIN G A LACERATION TO NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS LEANING ON AN AUTOMATIC DOOR WHEN IT OPENED AND SHE FELL/ FX HUM ERUS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS AT THE SUPERMARKET WHEN SOMEHOW WAS ACCOSTED BY THE SLIDING DOORS AND FELL BACK HITTING HEAD. DX: CONTUSION TO OCCIPITAL SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 61 YOM HIT IN HEAD BY GARAGE DOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS ADJUSTING THE TENSION ON GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND SUSTAINED LACERA TION TO HAND. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| CONTUSION SHOULDER - 54 YO MALE STATES HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE AUTOMATIC D OORS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 57YOM WORKING ON HIS GARAGE DOOR OPENER,SPRING LET LOOSE STRUCK RT WRIST;WRIST LACERATION,1-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS STRUCK BY AN AUTOMATIC DOOR CAUSING HER TO FALL ONTO LEFT HIP FR ACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 85YOM AT HOME ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT LT HAND INDEX FINGER IN A AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR WHEN HE TRIED TO ASSIST IT TO CLOSE;FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WALKED INTO A HEAVY AUTOMATIC DOOR THAT DID NOT OPEN, PT HIT HEAD, C ONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 58 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: Automatic doors |
| 58YOM WAS ENTERING THE GI LAB HERE AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE AUTOMATIC DOORS;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 73 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN ROLLUP GARAGE DOOR AT HOME. DX-LAC THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 77 YOF WAS HIT BY AUTOMATIC DOOR AT CASINO AND FELL CONTUSION LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| L SHOULD STR & PAIN/94YOM AT STORE HAD DOOR HIT L HAND 2 WEEKS AGO AND THAT INJURED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT WAS WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR & SOMETHING FLEW UP & HIT PT IN FACE DX: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OVER SENSOR IN GARAGE DOOR, HIT HEAD ON DOOR, LAND ED ON SIDE, OCCURED AT HOME, RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| HIT IN HEAD BY STORAGE UNIT GARAGE DOOR. DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| L THUMB AVULSION WITH SUSPECTED DISTAL TUFT FX:WORKING ON AUTOMATIC DALTON GARAGE DOOR HOLDING BIG SPRING TO HOOK TO DRUM,SPRING LET GO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| SKIN TEAR;CONT L HAND/94YOM STS L HAND GOT STUCK IN SLIDING DOOR AT *** CAUSING SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Automatic doors |
| 59 YO STRUCK HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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