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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SPLITTING WOOD PIECE OF MAUL. CAME OFF EMBEDDED INTO R LEG DX FORIEGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT BREAKING UP A CINDERBLOCK AT HOME WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER 2 DAYS PRIOR DX: LLE HEMATO MA POSS CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT SELF ON LEFT SHIN WITH HAMMER HE WAS USING, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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