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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 0-5 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:70Lower Arm:62
Head:6Face:6
Hand:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/20/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FATHER WAS REMOVING OLD WOODEN CLOTHELINES A PIECE OF WOOD FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND. DX SUPERFICAIL LACERATION TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON BOLT ON CLOTHES RACK; EYEBROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT LANDED ON RT ARM AFTER SWINING ON A CLOTHELINE POLE DX:FX RT RADIAL SHAFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT RAN INTO CLOTHES RACK AND HURT EYE. DX; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMOR RHAGE TO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
WAS CLIMBING ON CLOTHESLINE, & FELL 3 FT. ONTO CONCRETE, AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE- HEMATOMA TO RT SIDE OF HEAD- NO LOC, BUT SLEEPY. DX: CHI
Disposition: Held for observation

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