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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,023
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC 4TH FINGER L HAND.CUT ON TAPE DISPENSER.DX SUPERFICIAL LAC L 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 55 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT INADVERTANTLY PICKED UP A BOTTL E OF *** & POURED IT IN HER EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT DX PAPER CLIP IN LT NOSE - S/P CLEANING NOSE WITH PAPER CLIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| RIGHT EAR FB. PT STUCK A PAPER CLIP INTO EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LAC RT RING FINGER ON STAPLE IN SOFA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 54 Y/O F C/O LACERATION TO R THUMB. PT CUT FINGER ON A LETTERS METAL CL ASP. DX LAC TO R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACCIDENT PUT *** - *** IN EYES, THOUGHT IT WAS HIS EYE DROPS. DX CHEM ICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACCIDENTLY GOT STAPLE INTO PALM OF L HAND HAS SML PAPER STAPLE IN HAND DX FB REMOVAL L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACCIDENTALLY PUT STAPLE THRU FINGER ;ABSCESSED NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A STAPLE AT HOME F.B. REMOVED FROM FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| USING STAPELER TO MOUNT A BACK BOARD, GOT STAPEL IN HAND DX: FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLED THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Other containers |
| PT INJURED WHEN REACHING INTO BOX AND CUT ARM ON STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| L RADIUS FX/75YOF AT 3:30P TODAY TRIPPED OVER A YARD STICK AND INJURED L WRIST/ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STEPPED ON STAPLE 7/4, ACUTE R FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| OPENED LETTER FROM VA THAT HAD A POWDERY SUBSTANCE IN IT / ANTHRAX CHE CK, POSSIBLE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT USING A STAPLER AT HOME, SHOT A STAPLE INTO LT THUMB, PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 54 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO ARM. PT GOT STAPLE IN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A STAPLEPUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON METAL LETTER OPENER WHICH WENT THROUGH BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT 1 DAY PTA-DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON A PENCIL SHARPNER, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT JABBED LETTER OPENER INTO HAND; LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC TONGUE WHILE LICKING AN ENVELOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC HAND ON METAL CLASP OF ENVELOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| MVA - FOUND TIGHT RUBBER BAND ON WRIST LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| EATING SANDWICH AND THINKS SHE SWALLOWED PAPER CLIP;X RAY SHOWS` NO FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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