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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,061
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RIGHT WRIST #. PT FELL AND HIT WRIST ON COAT RACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SLIPPED ON COAT HANGER & FELL PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STATES CUT FINGER ON A COAT HANGER TODAY RT 5TH DIGIT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HEAD INJ;MUSC PAIN/87YOF ABOUT 15 MINUTES AGO BENT OVER AND LOST CONTRO L AND HIT HEAD ON COAT RACK IN HER APARTMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. FELL STRIKING HEAD ON A COAT HANGER. DX. LAC OF SCALP, POST HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT'S COAT HANGER SNAPPED & HIT PT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL & HIT HEAD ON COAT RACK. LT SIDED HEAD & NECK PAIN, LT SHOULDER PA IN & DIZZINESS W/ NAUSEA & VOMITTING 2ND TO HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION-ACCIDENTALLY SUS A 1/2CM X 1/4 CM LACERATION TO F OREARM FROM A CLOTH HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT ON HANGER - LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HAD PLASTIC HANGER BRAKE AND STRUCK HER IN EYE HAD TO PULL PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGER OUT OF EYE DX EYE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Tables |
| FELL AT HOME HITTING LT SHOULDER ON A COAT RACK AND COFFEETABLE-C/O PAIN; CONTUSION LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT RT. HAND ON COAT HANGER DX: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| GOT A METAL HANGER CAUGHT IN RT FOREARM DX: RT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 53 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN EYE WITH HANGER YESTERDAY TRAUMATIC IRITIS OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 87 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX 2 CM SIMPLE LACERATION RIGHT HAND: CUT HAND AFTER BENDING METAL HANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 80 Y/O F C/O CUT TO RT HAND. PT CUT HAND WITH COAT HANGER. DX LAC TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT D SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE AT LT EYE - S/P HANGER TIP GOT INTO HIS LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT-OUTSIDE-@ HOME-STEPPED ON RUSTY COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear |
| 88 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX ANKLE. PT STS SHE WAS TAKING CLOTHES OFF OF A CLO THES HANGER IN HER CLOSET & FELL. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A COAT HANGER ON BASEMENT FLOOR, INJURED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2003 | Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 63 YOF TRIPPED ON CLOTHES HANGERS @ STORE CONTUSION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT. STATES HE WAS INSTALLING A TIE RACK / CUT HAND DX: HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSION (L) EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PLASTIC HANGER, C/O PAIN & TEARING WITH HEMMORHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 62 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT RAN INTO A COAT HANGER THAT WAS HANGING IN THE DOORWAY @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT HAND ON COAT HANGER. DX: PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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