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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,151
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| WALKING DOG WHEN A LARGE BLOCK OF ICE FELL OFF AWNING ONTO ARM AND LEGF X WRIST AND FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT BANGED BOTH SHINS ON METAL AWNINGS. DX: LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HELPING A NEIGHBOR AND BUMPED HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF AN AWNING SUSTAI NED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT TAKING HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND WAS STARTLED BY A LIZARD FELL FRACTURED HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT HAND ON AN AWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| HIT HEAD ON METAL AWNING BAR -LOC HAS HEADACHE DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2007 | Age: 71 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 PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS WHEN ONE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WITH LAC TO R THUMB ON AWNING @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT DOING OVERHEAD WORK IN HIS HOME LAST BEVENING WHILE PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 67 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 |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND DROPPED THE METAL SECTION ONTO LE FT KNEE LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| SETTING UP AWNING AT CAMPGROUND FINGER FRACTURE WITH COMPLEX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 51 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 TOP OF HEAD ON AN OVERHANGING AWNING SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| FOREARM ABS-AWNING FELL ON PT'S ARM-@ PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKING AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON A LOW HANGING AWNING SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING HURRICANE SHUTTERS UP AND POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASIO N EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 87 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A WINDOW SHUTTER LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, General purpose household cleaners |
| PT CLEANING HIS *** SHUTTERS WITH A CLEANER THAT GOT IN HIS EYES STARTE D TO BURN CHEMICA CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| SHOULDER PAIN AFTER REACHING OVERHEAD TO REMOVE SNOW FROM AWNING/ DISLOCATION RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 67 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 TOP OF HEAD ON AN AWNING OVERHANGING AT HIS HOUSE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | 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 WAS CUTTING HIS GRASS AT HOME AND INADVERTENTLY WALKED INTO AN AWNIN G STRIKING SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| ~AWNING FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD KNOCKING HER TO GROUND AND +LOC DX- ACUTE LAC TO THE BACK OF HEAD RIB FX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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