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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 189
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT HAD HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT ON. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 51 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: Garbage disposers |
| DX LACERATION TO HEAD: MOVING GARBAGE DISPOSAL, HIT HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PT. STATES SOMETHING FLEW OUT OF THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND HIT HIM IN TH E EYE. HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. DX. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| RIGHT HAND ABR. PT STUCK HAND IN A GARBAGE DISPOSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Garbage disposers |
| PUT HAND IN GARBAGE DISPOSAL & ACCIDENTLY TURNED IT ON CRUSHING INJURY TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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