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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| 74YOM USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A PIECE OF WOOD,CAME UP STRIKING NOSE; FACIAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN PULLING A NAIL OUT WITH A HAMMER. HIT FOREHEAD WITH H AMMER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT C/O HEAD LAC. PT HIT WITH HAMMER. DX LAC FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK SELF IN THE NOSE WITH A HAMMER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS HITTING A PIECE OF STEEL W/HAMMER AND IT SPLINTERED OFF INTO LIP S AND L FACE. DX. FB L FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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