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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - Year 2002 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:38
6-15 years old:15
50+ years old:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/26/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Swimming pools
PT. HAD PLAYED IN SPRINKLER IN POOL THIS WEEK, MAY HAVE GOTTEN WATER IN EAR. DX. OTITIS EXTERNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
OTITIS MEDIA-STARTED AFTER PLAYING IN WATER W/A GARDEN HOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PATIENT STATES WATERHOSE HIT HER ON EAR. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT E AR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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