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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,103
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT CUT RIGHT THUMB WITH A PAIR OF WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME LACERATION FINGE R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| @ SON-IN-LAWS LAST NIGHT, USING A WRENCH. RT ULNA STRAIN, R/O PARTIAL W RIST TENDON TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH PIPE WRENCH - FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers |
| LAC TO FH WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON LAWNMOWER. DX. LAC FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT EXPERIENCED SHOULDER PAIN WHILE LIFTING ON A WRENCH DX: DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO EYE AFTER HAVING TOOTH PULLED BY DENTIST AND GOT HIT IN THE EYE WITH PLIERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DROPPED WRENCH ON FOOT - CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT LACERATED FOREARM WITH WRENCH WHEN WORKING ON CAR SPARK PLUGS. D: FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT STATES THE HANDLE FROM A WRENCH SPUN & STRUCK HIM IN HAND WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CUT HAND WITH A PLIER DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers |
| PT WAS WORKING ON A LAWN MOWER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT 2ND TOE FX-AT HOME-DROPPED 15# WRENCH ON TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK, WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING HIS HAND. DX-2.5CM LACERATION LEFT HAND, FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CONTUSION (L) 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS AT HOME, C/O PAIN & TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON METAL PLIERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT. WAS HELPING HER HUSBAND AT HOME, USING A WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON CAR, WRENCH HIT FOREHEAD W/LAC. DX. LAC FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HAD PLIERS IN HIS HAND, WASP WAS STINGING OTHER HAND, HIT WASP AND SCRA TCHED SELF WITH PLIERS. NOW WITH SWOLLEN HAND. CELLULITIS L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SLIPPED USING WRENCH LACERATING ARM, SKIN ABRASION R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LUG WRENCH FELL ON FINGERS 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE 4 CM SUTURED LACERATION RE PAIRED, L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON TRUCK, WRENCH HIT PT ABOVE MOUTH W/LAC. DX. LAC FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Lawn mowers |
| DX LACERATION LEFT HAND: SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON LAWN MOWER AT HOME, DROPPED RATCHET ONTO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 54 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LACERATION R EYELID - WRENCH SLIPPED WHEN WORKING ON CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT HAD A WRENCH SLIP AND INJURE HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON CAR WITH WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED HITTING RIGHT HAND ON CARALT ERNATOR DX: FRACTURED 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON TRACTOR AT HOME, WRENCH SLIPPEDCUTTING HAND ON TRACTOR. DX; LACERATION HAND. FARM TRACTOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON CAR WITH A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED HITTING LEFT WRISTDX: CONT USION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Manual push mowers |
| TRYING TO REMOVE BLADE ON LAWN MOWER,WRENCH SLIPPED, PERSON STRAINED LO W BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON CAR AND WRENCH AND GEAR KNOW CRUSHED HAND. DX. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HAND LAC FROM WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 53 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT HIT CHIN WITH PLIERS. D: CHIN LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 54 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO WRIST. PT CUT SELF ON METAL CUTTERS. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A WRENCH HANDLE LACERATION F ACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT USING A PAIR OF PLIERS AT HOME FORCEFULLY WHEN HE CAUGHT THE SKIN IN HIS LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WRENCH FELL ONTO HEEL CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DX LEFT FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH WIRE CUTTERS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT'S HAND SLIPPED W/WRENCH. DX: L HAND LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| TURNING WRENCH AT HOME WHICH BROKE LACERATING WRIST. DX: LACERATION WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| FACE LAC FROM WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Sinks |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: WORKING UNDER SINK AT HOME, PIPE WRENCH FELL ON TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DYSPNEA RESOLVED, SHORTNES OF BREATH X 2 DAYS, IN GARAGE USING WRENCH, PULLES L ARM HEARD "CRACK" ARM HURTING SINCE, SENT FOR VQ SCAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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