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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 976
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE AT HOME WHEN THE BLEACH GOT INTO HIS EYES CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS POWER WASHING AND WRIST WAS IN AWKWARD POSITION AND HE DEVELOPED PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME WENT OVER LEFT FOOT WITH THE ASHER L ACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LEFT HAND CONT/SPR. PT WAS STARTING A POWER WASHER AND THE HANDLE HIT H AND,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 81 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 |
| 81YOM-LACERATION RIGHT HAND-CUT AT HOME WHILE USING POWER WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 51 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 |
| PRESSURE WASHING CEILINGS WITH WATER AND *** MIX--MIX DROPPED INTO EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/10/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 53 YOF TRYING TO CATCH THE NOZZLE OF A POWER WASHER AND IT HIT HER IN THE FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS HOUSE AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF THE ROOF CO NTUSSION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT TOUCHED LEFT LOWER LEG TO THE HOT MUFFLER OF A PRESSURE WASHER AT HO ME SUSTAINED A THERMAL BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CLEANING GARAGE YESTERDAY WITH A PRESSURE AIR HOSE AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. DX LEFT EYE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY WITH RUST RING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT BURNED HAND ON EXHUAST PIPE OF PRESSURE WASHER; TB HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 56 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: Sprayers |
| 59 YOM USING PRESSURE WASHER WATER HIT ARM LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 64 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 POWER WASHER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A HIGH POWERED PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME. DX: MUSCLE SKELETAL PAIN TO UPPER TRUNK/CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| FEMUR #. PT WAS POWER WASHING ROOF AND FELL OFF ROOF ONTO GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING DECK W/O EYE PROTECTION. DX: FB OS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers, Gasoline |
| UPPER TORSO BURNS. FILLING POWER WASHER WITH GASOLINE AT HOME.EXPLODED AND BURNED UPPER TORSO. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT.C/O CUT TO TIP OF 3RD FINGER LT.HAND SUSTAIN USING PRESSURER WASHER DX-LACERATION LT.3RD DIGIT LT.HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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