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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 302
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans, House repair or construction materials |
| ON THE GROUND BY A BUILDING THAT WAS BEING SHINGLED& A GAS CAN THAT WAS ON THE ROOF FELL, HITTING IN THE ARM. 12 IN SKIN TEAR LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| WAS PUTTING A GAS CAN IN THE PICK-UP AND STARTED HAVING ONSET OF WRIST PAIN. LEFT WRIST FX. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| FINGER CT-HIT FINGER ON A GAS CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gasoline cans, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS, SPLASHED GAS FROM FLEXI TUBE OF A GAS CAN I NTO LT EYE WHILE FILLING TANK ON A *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| 69 YOM WAS INJURED AT HOME WHILE REMOVING A FIVE GALLON GAS CAN FROM TH E TRUNK OF HIS CAR-DX GROIN INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gasoline cans |
| PT. WAS PUTTING GAS IN HIS CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SOME IC E, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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