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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 964
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HIT L FINGER W/ POWER WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| WAS BENDING OVER USING SPRAYER TO KILL ANTS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A PRESSURE WASHER, SUSTIANED " LT 2ND FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LAC RT HAND X3 (2CM) ON POWER WASHER TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT USED SPRAYER TO SPRAY PESTICIDES AND DEVELOPED LABORED BREATHIN G. ANOXIA D/T TOXIC CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers, Ladders |
| PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE, FELL 15' OFF LADDER TO GRASS DX 2ND RIB FX, CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PAIN AFTER PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE DX. SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 66 YO MALE WAS POWER WASHING BULKHEAD IN HEAT SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 52 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 LIFTING HEAVY PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOOT AFTER PATIENT WAS PRESSURE WASHING AND GOT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 65 YOM WAS SPRAYING PESTICIDE AT HOME; WIND BLEW SPRAY BACK IN FACE AND PT. WAS EXPOSED. POISONING D/T PESTICIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE WHEN USING GAS PRESSUR E WASHER IN A BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR USING A GAS PRESSURE WASHING IN A BASEMENT - CARBO N MONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 53 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 A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME WHEN HE BANGED HIS RIGHT SHIN AGAINS T IT CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS CUT WHILE SHUTTING OFF POWER WASHER. DX: L HAND LAC .5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIT FINGER WITH PRESSURE WASHER AT CAR WASH DX. FINGER AMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE AND SLIPPED/FELL TWISTING ANKLE. DX. SPRAIN R A NKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers, Soaps |
| 61YOM-CHEMICAL BURN B/L EYE-USING POWER WASHER-CONCENTRATE SPLASHED IN EYES-FLUSHED WITH WATER PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PRESSURE WASHING HOUSE, -GOGGLES F B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 57 YOM PRESENTS WITH A FOREHEAD LACERATION, WAS T RYING TO USE PRESSURE WASHER, STRUCK BY THE HANDLE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/22/2004 | Age: 74 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 |
| INJURY PAIN TO R EYE, POKED EYE W/FINGER OR HANDLE OF POWER WASHER. D X. R ACUTE EYE PAIN, R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING/EXPOSURE WHEN USING GAS HIGH POWERD SPRAYER IN BASEMENT WITH POOR VENTALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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