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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 412
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| DX CONTU CHEST WALL: PT RAN INOT CLOTHES RACK, SUNDAY C/O LOWER R RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| BACKED INTO CLOTHES RACK CONTUSION RIGHT THORAX * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| PT SUSTAINED ELBOW FRACTURE WHILE PULLING A CLOTHESLINE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| PT TRIPPED ON CLOTHESLINE-FX NASAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Beds or bedframes |
| 74YOF GETTING UP OUT OF BED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,FORGOT THAT A CLOTHES RACK WAS BESIDE BED,TRIPPED FELL AGAINST RACK;RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| WAS TAKING CLOTHES OFF OF CLOTHESLINE AND FELL HIT HEAD C/O HEAD AND NECK PAIN DX- MULTIPLE CERVICAL VERTABRA FX SDH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WALKED INTO A RUSTED CLOTHESLINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Stairs or steps |
| MOVING RACK OF CLOTHES DOWN STAIRS PREVIOUS DAY WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| KNEE ANKLE STRAIN. PT FELL. TRIPPED ON CLOTHING RACK. TWISTED ANKLE & L ANDED ON R KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing |
| TRAUMA RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHELINES FELL DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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