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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 625
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 58YOM HAS BEEN SHOVELING SNOW & NOW HAS CHEST PAIN,L.ARM PAIN & NAUSEIA . DX; L.LOWER LOBE PNEUMONIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54 YOM DEVELOPED WHEEZING & SHORTNESS OF BREATH S/P SHOVELING THE SNOW YESTERDAY.* |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/19/2010 | Age: 92 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 |
| 92 YR OLD MALE SHOVELING SNOW AND DEVELOPED FATIGUE WITH FAILURE TO THR IVE-ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73YOM, WAS OUTSIDE SHOVELING THE SNOW LATER FD BY WIFE DOWN UNRESPONISV E/PULSLESS>>CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 70 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 |
| 70 YO M SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME, BECAME DIZZY. DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 56 YR OLD MALE WAS SHOVELING SNOW & HAD A SEIZURE WHILE INTOXICATED DX: SEIZURE ASSOICATED WITH ALCOHOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| 54 YR OLD MALE WAS SHOVELING SNOW FOR 4 HRS WENT TO THE STORE BECAME DIZZY & PASSED OUT ONTO FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE/ MILD DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 71 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/71YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW ABOUT 1 HOUR AGO & HAD SOME NO N-RADIATING CHEST PAINS. PAIN GONE ON ARRIVAL.LITTLE SOB NOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | 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 |
| CARDIAC ARREST-64YOM-COLLAPSED AFTER SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ACUTE DIZZINESS ? ETIOLOGY:INABILITY TO AMBULATE 2ND TO ACUTE DIZZINESS 77YOF SHOVELING SNOW, DIZZY, WENT OUT, STARTED FEELING DIZZY AGAIN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 52 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| CARDIAC ARREST, CAUSE UNCLEAR: 52YOM HAD BEEN SHOVELING SNOW, HAD JUST COME IN, COLLAPSED ON FLOOR, CARDIAC ARREST,PRONOUNCED IN ER |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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