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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 197
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SWINGING A HEAVY HAMMER BREAKING UP FLOOR TILING STRAINED RIGHT WRIS T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT C/O RT ARM INJURY.PT HIT RT ARM WHILE HAMMERING NAILS. DX WRIST SPRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| LT WRIST CT-HIT WRIST W/A HAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT HAD A HAMMER FALL AND HIT PT IN THE WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes |
| PATIENT WAS HITTING A CHISEL WITH A HAMMER, PIECE OF STEEL FELL HITTING HIM IN THE WRIST. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT WRIST WITH FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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