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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 546
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 2 CM L THUMB LACERATION, SUTURED: CUTTING *** INSULATION WITH UTILITY KNIFE, CUT L THUMB, LOCATION UNKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FELL CARRYING SHEET ROCK CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FB SENSATION TO EYES AFTER CUTTING *** DX: FB BILAT EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| C/O BACK PAIN , WAS PLACING INSULATION AROUND WINDOW/ INTRACTABLE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS WORKING IN HIS HOUSE INSTALLING SOME INSULATION GOT SOME IN RIGH T EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CHOKING SPELL WHILE HANGING INSULATION,C/O DIZZINESS AND CHEST PAIN/ ESOPHAGEAL SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS USING ***, RASH ON ARMS/ABD. " CONTACT DERMATITIS" " CONTACT DERMATITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| SLICING & CUTTING INSULATION OFF LARGE WIRE FOR TELEPHONE THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 66 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT HAD INSULATION BLOWN INTO HER ATTIC 1.5 WEEKS AGO AND SOME GOT INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE HOME. DX: INSULATION INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials, Bags |
| PT INJ LT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING BAGS OF INSULATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| CHANGING INSULATION AND GOT DUST IN EYE DX: F.B. RESOLVED / CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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