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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,451
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 55 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: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF ABOUT TEN FEET CONTUSION BACK AND LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SPRAIN VS TENDONITIS LT WRIST: USING PRESSURE WASHER EARLIER, LT WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A HIGH POWERED PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME AND STRAINED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 66 YOF CUT FINGER WITH POWER WASHER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT FELL IN THE GARAGE STRIKING LOWER BACK AGAINST A POWER WASHER SUSTAI NED A CONTUSION TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO THE LOWER LEG WHILE USING A POWER WASHER AT H OME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT DROPPED A POWER WASHER ON LEG AT HOME TODAY DX/ LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Caulking or spackling compounds |
| 57 YO MALE WAS PUTTING SEALANT ON FLOOR AND HAND PUMPEDSPRAYER EXPLODED CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HAD AN ABRASION WITH CELLULITIS OF A FOOT FROM A POWER WASHER WHILE CLEAN UP OF FLOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PATIENT WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHING HIS CAR AT THE CAR WASH, GOT AWAY FROM HIM HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX-ABRASION CORNEA AND FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| NECK PAIN AFTER PRESSURE WASHING ONE WEEK AGO AT HOME. DX. CERVICAL ST RAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| ACCIDENTALLY ABRASED RT ANKLE WHILE USING PRESSURE WASHER RT ANKLE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| TRIPPED OVER PRESSURE WASHER/HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT EXPERIENCING PAIN IN WRIST AFTER USING PRESSURE WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 67YOM USING A POWERWASHER,IT SPRUNG A LEAK ,HE GRABBED THE HOSE,BLEW A HOLE IN PALM OF HAND; LEFT HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| THORACIC STRAIN-PAIN AFTER CARRYING A POWER WASHER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 64 YOM STATES HE USED A PRESSURE WASHER ON A DECK AND A GARAGE AND AFTE RWARDS STARTED TO COUGH AND NOW HAS A PERSISTENT COUGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners |
| POWER WASH OWN MV C AN OIL CLEANER, ACC SPRAYED INTO EYE " CHEMICAL CONJ'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HAND ON POWER SPRAYER AT HOME LACERATION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| STRUCK BY PRESSURE WASHER TO PRETIBIAL RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING HER PORCH AND FELL ONTO HER BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT AT HOME USING A POWER WASHER WAND FELL ON FOOT / DX HEMATOMA CONTUSIONS L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| ACC CUT WRIST USING POWER WASHER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOM POWER WASHER CAUSED LAC L FORARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT HAD PX AFTER POWER WASHING HOUSE. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| CUT HAND ON A PRESSURE WASHER LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT CUT HAND WHILE USING POWER WASHER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | 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 |
| PT SUS LAC TO HAND FROM A WASHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT TRYING TO OPEN PUMP SPRAYER AND INJURED WRIST. DX-WRIST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
| PT WAS POWER WASHING HIS DRIVEWAY AND GOT BLEACH ONTO BOTH FEET NOW THE Y ARE INFECTED CELLULITIS FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS USING A HIGH POWERED PRESSURE WASHER AND INJECTED HIS RING FINGE R GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS AT HOME IN A GARAGE WORKSHOP USING A PRESSURE WASHER, FOUND UN RESPONSIVE CARBONMONOXIDE EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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