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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO CRUSH CARDBOARD BOX WHEN LOST BALANCE AT HOME DX: FX LT HUMERUS/FX LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT STS MOVED A CARDBOARD BOX,SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED R UPPER ARM, DX R ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING THE PLASTIC BANDING ON A BOX WITH A KNIVE WHEN SLIPPED AND CUT SELF ACROSS L BICEP. DX: LACERATION TO BICEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| 56 YO F FRACTURED HUMERUS CONTUSION TO RIBS PT TRIPPED OVER A PIZZA BOX YESTERDAY* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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