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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 983
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers, Tool sheds |
| BACK INJURY WHILE TRYING TO LIFT PRESSURE SPRAYER OUT OF SHED PARA LUMBAR STRAIN & SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING PRESSURE WASHER, SHOT SELF IN LT CALF, CONTUSION LT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND AFTER A HIGH PRESURE HOSE BLEW UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX: SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE L OCCIITAL LOBE, SCALP LACS. FOUND DOWN IN DRIVEWAY WHILE HE WAS PRESSURE WASHING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FX PATELLA, TRIPPED OVER CURB WHILE WASHING CAR AT *** CAR WASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DEBRIW SPRAYED UP BY PRESSURE WASHER DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers, Built-in swimming pools |
| PT PRESSURE WASHING HIS BUILT IN GROUND SWIMMING POOL AT HOME SLIPPED S TRAINED LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 57 YR OLD MALE USING A POWER WASHER. THE POWER WASHER HIT HIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 56 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: Sprayers |
| 2 CM V-SHAPED RT HAND LACERATION, SUBCUTANEOUS INJURY, USING POWER WASHER AT HOME, HANDLE SLIPPED, NOZZLE HIT HAND ? WHAT WAS WASHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| RT 4TH FINGER FX-USING A POWER WASHER TO WASH SIDING ON HIS HOUSE-SOMET HING HIT HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER; LT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WASHING CAR AT CAR WASH AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON CONCRETE.DX LAC OF POSTERIOR SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIT THUMB WITH PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME WHILE CLEANING OUT POND. DX; LA CERATION THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LAC R HAND; METAL LEVER FROM SPRAYER WENT THROUGH HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WASHING HIS TRAILER AT HOME WITH A PRESSURE WASHER STRAINED LOWER BA CK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME STRUCK ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM THE STREAM OF WATER LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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