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Accidents - Business and office machines - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 431
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:165Wrist:59
Unkown:59Upper Trunk:38
Foot:31Knee:30
Head:15Face:15
Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/01/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PT WAS USING SHREDDER AT HOME AND LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Business and office machines
PT TYPING WHEN HAD TEMPORARY LOSS OF BALANCE AND EPISODE OF CONFUSION. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 09/25/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
DROPPED TYPEWRITER ON FOOT DX. FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
PATIENT CUT HER FINGER IN A PAPER SHREDDER TODAY SUSTAINING A RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Business and office machines
PT SLIPPED AT DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND FELL OTNO COPY MACHINE C/I PAIN IN CH EST RIB FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Business and office machines
65 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON COPY MACHINE CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Business and office machines
INJURED WRIST LIFTING A COPY MACHINE. DX. L WRIST INJURY, PROBABLE MINO R SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines
1.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC-HIT HEAD ON CASH REGISTER DRAWER-@ A STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT DX CONTUSION TO FOOT - S/P PAPER SHREDDER FELL ON FOOT;C/O SWELLING AND PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Business and office machines, Stepladders
PT FELL AGAINST COPYING MACHINE WHILE GETTING OFF STEPLADDER, CUT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines, Paper products
WHILE PULLING PAPER OUT OF COPIER, LID CLOSED DX: CONTUSION LT. THUMB W/ CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2005Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Business and office machines
PT TRIPPED OVER PAPER SHREDDER. DX: L KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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