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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 344
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT COMPLAINT OF TACHYCARDIA SECONDARY TO SHOVELING SNOW, EXERTIONAL TAC HYCARDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT PRESENTED WITH THROAT AND CP AFTER "BAILING WATER" AND SHOVELING SNO W FOR ~4HRS. DX:EPIGLOTITIS, ACUTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 55 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: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| UNSTABLE ANGINA, C/O CHEST TIGHTNESS AFTER SHOVELING SNOW TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FOUND BY NEIGHBOR UNRESPONSIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH/ WEAKNESS AFTER SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW ,WIFE CAME OUT TO HELP AND FOUND HIM UNRESPONSIVE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 65 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CARDIAC ARREST W/ EXPIRATION-CHEST PAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| CARDIAC ARREST-COLLAPSED AFTER SHOVELING SNOW-AT HOME-PT EXPIRED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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