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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,654
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| CHEST PAIN- SUSTAINED WHILE ON HIS COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| TRIPPED CARRYING COMPUTER AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RT HAND/ RT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT STATES SHE HIT HER KNEE ON A COMPUTER PANEL DX KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT TRIPPED ON CABLE AND FELL DOWN ON HER HANDS IN EXTENSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 72 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: Computers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER COMPUTER CORD; CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| HEAD CONT. PT TRIPPED HITTING HEAD ON A COMPUTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER FELL ON RT FOOT. ACUTE CT RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| FELL AT HOME AND LANDED ON A *** ON LOW BACK. DX. COCCYGEAL CONT, POSS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT CARRING A COMPUTER IN A PARKING LOT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A CURB ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 81 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: Computers |
| 81-YOM SPRAINED HIS NECK FROM SITTING AT A COMPUTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS IN SPINE NOW AT COMPUTER ALL DAY W INCREASING PA IN IN UPPER BACK DX ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC THORACIC BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| 61 YOWF WAS SITTING AT HER COMPUTER WHEN SHE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| GOT F.B. INTO EYE WORKING ON COMPUTER DX: ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| WAS WORKING AT COMPUTER WHEN VISION BECAME COMPROMISED. DX: VISUAL DIFF ERENCES/ VISUAL ABNORMALITIES, RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS WORKING ON SOME COMPUTER DATA ENTRY AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN WRIST (PT IS RETIRED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| DROPPED KEYBOARD ON HAND CUT HAND ON EDGE OF COMPUTER LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PAIN TO LT RIBS FOR 3-4 DAYS AFTER WORKING ON COMPUTER WHILE LYING ON FLOOR. DX; CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| LEANS ON L ELBOW ALOT WHILE PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES DEVELOPED SML SORE O N L ELBOW NOW ELBOW RED & SWELLING D ACTE OLECRANUN BURSITIS W CELLULIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT JAMMED THUMB MOVING COMPUTER, SPRAIN R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER *** CORD AT 3AM WHEN GETTING A DRINK OF WATERD: FR ACTURE, TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON COMPUTER KEYBOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PAIN R HAND. INCREASES W/ MOVEMENT. NO KNOWN INJ. NOTICED AFTER PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES FOR SEVERAL HRS. DX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYN R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| 64 YOM FELL ONTO COMPUTER CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 54 Y/O W/M WAS CARRYING A COMPUTER WHEN FELL AND LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Chairs |
| FELL OVER CHAIR-HIT PRINTERUPPER ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Computers |
| SITTING AT COMPURTER FOR MANY HOURS A DAY,STRAINS EYES AND RUBBING THEM ,BLEEDING FROM CORNER OF EYE/SMALL HEMATOMA LOWER LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| 61 YO M WORKING ON A COMPUTER DEVELOPED CHEST PAINCHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| FINGER FRACTURE - DROPPED A COMPUTER ONTO RIGHT PINKY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL WHILE WORKING AT COMPUTER AT HOME. DX. 2.5 CM LACERATION L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| GOT WEAK WHILE SITTING AT COMPUTER DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF ELBOW PAIN USING COMPUTER ALOT, R LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| RIGHT ARM NUMBNESS, PT WAS ON COMPUTER AND ARM WENT NUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| AT HOME ON COMPUTER ONSET OF CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| DEVELOPED ATYPICAL CHEST PAINS WHILE WORKING ON COMUTER AT HOME, NON CA RDIAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| DDROPPED A COMPUTER STAND ON FOOT STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER FELL ON RT. HAND DX: CONTUSION RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| DIZZY WHILE WORKING ON COMPUTER CAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OUT OF CAR WHILE CARRYING LAP TOP COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| REACHED ACROSS COMPUTER CASE AND CUT FOREARM. DX: LACERATION FOREARM. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT. STATES COMPUTER MONITOR FELL APPROX 1 FOOT AND HIT R KNEE 2 WE EKS AOG. DX. KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN-STARTED WHILE WORKING ON COMPUTER-LOCALE NOT S TATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PAIN WHILE MOVING A COMPUTER DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| RT FOOT SPRAIN-@ HOME-USING COMPUTER-FOOT FELL ASLEEP-PT STOOD UP & INVERTED HIS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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