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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,036
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 84 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: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FELL PUTTING GROCERIES ON CONVEYER BELT AT STORE - FRACTURE LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WALK INTO SIGN POST ON DARK STREET FOREHEAD LAC KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FACIAL LAC, PT WALKED INTO A SIGN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT FELL ONTO METAL SIGN AT HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE. DX: 2 CM LIP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 69 YO F FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SIGN. DX. FORHEAD CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SIGN FELL AT MALL DX. NOSE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FELL INTO A TOWN WATER HOLE, THAT WAS LEFT UNCOVERED, AND INJURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| REACHING UP FOR TO SIGN DX. CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment, Bicycles or accessories |
| RT ELBOW LAC-HIT ARM ON A SIGN WHILE RIDING BIKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT HIT CHEST ON SIGN WHILE WALKING DOG. D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 80 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: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 80 YO M HIT HAND ON SIGN LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| TRIPPED AND FELL IN HOLE FOR WATER METER. PAIN LT SHOULDER, BACK, LEG. DX; MULT CONT'S, ABR'S NECK, SHOULDER, HIP, LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT.WHO CAME TO E.R. DUE TO ACCIDENTAL HEAD TRAUMA WITH MECHANICAL HANDO F PARKING TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. IS RESIDENT AT NURSING HOME - BENT OVER TO PICK UP A WET FLOORSIGN - LOST BALANCE, FELL AND HIT CHEST ON FLOOR - CONT. CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| LOW BACK MUSCLE STRAIN-WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A STREET SIGN IN HI S YARD @HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING INTO A BUILDING, BENT DOWN TO MISS A SIGN AND HITHI S HEAD ON THE SIGN. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HEAD LAC, PT STRUCK A TELEPHONE BOOTH AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SIGN BLOWN OVER BY WIND AND STRUCK R ANKLE 1 HR PTA-DX- ACUTE ABRASHION R ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT DX LACERATION OF NOSE - "I WALKED INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK AND CUT MY NOSE ON A CONVEYOR BELT" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SUBLINGUAL HEMATOMA LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - DROPPED A MANHOLE COVER ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 82 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: Public equipment |
| FELL OVER BASE OF SIGN AT CASINO FRACTURE RIGHT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT STEPPED OUT OF CAR TRIPPING OVER PARKING BLOCK, WRIST FX, FACE CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT TRIPPED OVER YELLOW CAUTION TAPE, ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WALKING TO PARKING LOT NEAR DOCTOR'S OFFICE, MISSTEPPED CURB AND FELL INTO A PARKING METER. DX LACERATION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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