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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS USING WIRE HANGER TO FIX SOMETHING AND WAS PUNCTURED 1 WK AGO. DX: R HAND CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT REACHED INTO A CLOSET HITTING RT HAND ON A METAL COAT HANGER CAUSING AN ABRASION TO HAND, SITE INFECTED, CELLULITIS RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 TO RT HAND W/A HANGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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