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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,321
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 52YOF WAS CLEANING EAR WITH PAPERCLIP AND IT BROKE OFF ABRASION EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies, Jewelry |
| 86YOF HAS RUBBERBAND WRAPPED AROUND FINGER AND COVERED BY RING SWELLING OF LIMB/ RING REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 63YOM HAS STAPLE LODGED IN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| TRYING TO REMOVE CIRCUMCISION SCAR ON PENIS ,CLAMPED IT OFF WITH PAPER CLIP AND BECAME AN INFECTED WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT DX BACK PAIN - POISSIBLE WALKED INTO A PENCIL SHARPENER A WEEK AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DROPPED A LARGE STAPLER ONTO FOOT CONTUSING TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FOREIGN BODY R HAND: USING A STAPLER, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SIDE STAPLE CAME OUT & ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED HAND, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A STAPLE AT HOME. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT WITH INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STEPPED ON A STAPLE PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 56 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 |
| FOOT CT-DROPPED 3 HOLE PAPER PUNCH ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT DX LACERATION OF RT FOOT - S/P STAPLE STUCK IN FOOT AT HOME YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE WENT IN RT HAND, WANTS TETNUS SHOT/ PW LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 61 YOF C/O PAIN LEFT FOOT X4 DAYS, FOUND STAPLE IN HEEL, PT TYPE 2 DIAB ETIC AND WAS DEVELOPING CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT USING STAPLER AND GOT STAPLE IN FINGER DX / FB RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| HAD STAPLE PUNCTURE WOUND OF FINGER 10 DAYS AGO, STILL PAINFUL. DX; PU NCTURE WOUND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STATES HAS AN ERASER IN EAR, STATES SCRATCHING EAR W/ERASER AND IT D ISLODGED. DX. FB EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 58YOM, LARGE METAL PAPER CLIP STUCK LEG, LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 59YOF, CLEANING HOUSE BENT OVER TO PICK UP RULER, BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PUNCTURE FINGER ON STAPLE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| SLID ON PAPER CLIP AND FELL ONTO SIDE. DX CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Washing machines |
| PT WAS REACHING INTO THE BOTTOM OF A WASHING MACHINE TO GET A PAPER CLI B AND FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| MISTOOK *** FOR EYEDROPS, PUT IN HANDS & THEN PUT IN EYES. CHEMICAL CO NJUCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT GOT *** IN EYES WHILE AT HOME C/O SOME BLURRED VISION. DX: FOREIGN B ODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 63 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: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| YESTERDAY ACC STAPLED FINGER, ?MECH, NOW WITH SWELLING&REDNESS >>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS LICKING AN ENVELOPE ON **** SWIPED THE ENVELOPE ACROSS LEFT EARLOBE SUSTAINED A PAPER CUT UNABLE TO STOP THE BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| ACCIDENTALLY STAPLED FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX CONTU FOOT: DROP'D A PAPER WT ON FOOT, L ANK IS SWOLLEN W HEMATOMA, TOES ON FOOT ARE BRUISED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT USING A STAPLER AND SHOT ONE INTO MIDDLE FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON A CLIPBOARD. DX. FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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