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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,242
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKED INTO A METAL AWNING AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT SUTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP ON THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF AN AWN ING LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT HEAD ON AWNING DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT HEAD ON AWNING DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STOOD UP STRIKING HIS HEAD ON AN OVERHANGING AWNING LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT MOVING SOME HEAVY METAL STORM SHUTTERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AT HOME WHEN HE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT I N RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS HANGING HURRICANE SHUTTERS AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT. HIT HEAD ON A METAL SHUTTER IN THE DARK AT HOME. DX LAC FH, CONT H EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A METAL AWNING AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY WI TH SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT TAKING DOWN A STORM SHUTTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HAD A HURRICAN SHUTTER FALL OVER STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKED INTO THE METAL STRAP OF AN AWNING AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT REMOVING HURRICANE SHUTTERS DROPPED ON ONTO RIGHT FOOT LACERATION FO OT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT TAKING DOWN A HURRICANE SHUTTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, House repair or construction materials |
| PT TAKING A HURRICANE SHUTTER OFF THE SIDE OF HIS HOUSE WHEN IT STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A METAL STORM SHUTTER WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNES S CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT ON HEAD BY AWNING ON TRAILER/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT. HIT TOP OF HEAD ON METAL AWNING, SUSTAINING LAC TO SCALP. DX. LAC S CALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HIT WITH WET CANOPY IN LEFT SHOULDER C/O PAIN LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Screwdrivers |
| PT PUTTING UP AN AWNING AT HOME WHEN HE REACHED OPUT TO GET HIS SCREWDR IVER HE FELL ONTO A HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT WRIST FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STRUCK ON EAR WITH PIECE OF FALLING AWNING. D: EAR LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT. WAS THROWING BREAD OUT TO BIRDS AND HIT METAL AWNING. DX. LAC TO R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Mobile/manufactured homes |
| PT STRUCK HER FORHEAD ON THE METAL AWNING OF HER MOBILE HOME LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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