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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tarpaulins, Wheelchairs |
| DRAGGING ELK IN HOUSE IN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR, GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN TARP. DX: SPRAIN ANKLE, CONTUSION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tarpaulins, Containers |
| LT SHOULDER STRAIN-@ HOME-PULLING A TARP OUT OF A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| PT PUTTING A TARP ON HIS CAR WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE TARP STRIKING CHE ST AGAINST THE CAR FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| PT HAD FB IN EYE WHEN PT PULLED ON TARP AND GOT A WOODCHIP IN EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tarpaulins |
| BACK STRAIN-WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A TARP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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