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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - Year 2008 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 703
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/28/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING WITH DAD ..DADS SHOVEL HANDEL HIT SONS FACE ACCIDENTALY ...LA C TO EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/26/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS USING SHOVEL TO DIG VEHICLE OUT OF SNOW BANK. SHOVEL SHOT OUT FROM UNDER TRUCK AND HIT PT IN FACE. LAC LT FACE / FACIAL TRUAMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/20/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SHOVLING SNOW HIT IN THE FACE WITH A SHOVEL DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS TRYING TO HELP SHOVEL SNOW AT HOME, HIT SELF WITH SNOW SHOVEL CAUSING A LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
ACCIDENTALLY GOT SHOVEL TO FACE FX JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DAD WAS SHOVELING SNOW WHEN PT WALKED INTO SHOVEL AS DAD WAS TURNING; C HEEK LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
10 MONTH OLD FEMALE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON ICE SCRAPER; DX: CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PATIENT STRUCK IN FACE WITH SNOW SHOVEL WHILE BUILDING AN IGLOO; CHEEK LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
10 YOF LACERATION TO CHEEK HIT WITH A SNOW SHOVEL AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH SHOVEL LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT HIT ON FACE WITH SHOVEL CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO SHOVEL SNOW, LACERATED LT LWR CHEEK WITH SHOW SHOVEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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