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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,391
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products, Motor vehicles or parts |
| LOW BACK STR/24YOM SLIPPED ON SNOW WHILE GETTING THE MAIL AND LANDED ON HOOD OF CAR INJURING BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WAS CARRYING A FOLDER AND THE PAPERS "CUT HER EYELID". DX. CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| 25YO WHITE MALE STRUCK IN L EYE W PAPER THROWING STAR,C/O RED-PAIN SWELLING ABRASION TO CORNEAL, DX L CORNEAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF PAPER HURTING LEFT SIDE AND WRIST/ELBOWC/O KNE E/HIP/ANKLE PAIN. DX: WRIST SPRAIN,FOREARM CONTUSION,ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT SUS FB TO EARS AFTER STICKING PAPER IN EARS% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| DX CORNEAL INJ: TODAY POKED IN R EYE BY A PIECE OF PAPER W CONTINUED PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA & MILD FB SENSATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products, Other ranges or ovens |
| 20 YOF BURNED RIGHT HAND ON WAX PAPER THAT CAME OUT OF OVEN SECOND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| CUT EYE WITH PAPER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| NOSE FB-STUCK SMALL PIECE OF BABY WIPE UP NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH CORNER OF PAPER AT HOME DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STATES SHE SLIPPED ON A BABY WIPE WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE TANNING B ED AND HIT HER HEAD ON BED DX CONTUSION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT TRIPPED OVER NEWSPAPERS, SUSTAINED ANKLE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKEL WHEN SLIPPING ON A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF PAPER, VERY PAINFUL. DX-LAC. FINGER WITH CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STS BLEEDING HEAVY SO STUCK TISSUE IN VAGINA,NOW TISSUE IS STUCK DX VAGINAL FOREIGN BODY-LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| CONTUSION OF BACK AND STRAIN TO NECK, THORACIC, AND LUMBAR - SHE SLIPPE D ON A PIECE OF TOILET PAPER AT *** IN LANCASTER ON 8/1/08. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| DX: F.B. GUM WRAPPER IN R EAR--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Paper products, Power lawn mowers |
| INHALATION. PT WAS GETTING LAWNMOWER FROM BASEMENT AND GAS SPLASHED FRO M THE TANK AND IGNITED PAPERS LAYING ON FLOOR. FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIED TO GET BUG OUT OF EAR WITH STRAW PAPER WRAPPER WHICH STUCK IN EAR /FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products, Animal induced injury |
| WHILE DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS WAS BITTEN ON THE RIGHT LEG BY A DOG. DOGBITE* THIS WAS NOT WORKMENS COMP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION L: C/O L EY PAIN AFTER ACC HITTING SELF IN EYE WITH PAPERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| L 2ND DIGIT LAC. PT CUT WHILE WORKING IN THE KITCHEN CUTTING PAPERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF PAPER/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| ANKLE SRPAINED WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF PAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products, Mopeds or power-assisted cycles |
| PT STATES HE WAS CLEANING OUT A MOPED AND HE THREW A PIECE OF PAPER INT O THE GAS PIPE AND IT FIRED BACK DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT HAND NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF HEAD - PT SLIPPED ON PAPER AT SCHOOL,HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| TISSUE PAPER IN R EAR. DX FB TO R EAR# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| STUCK PIECE OF NOTEBOOK PAPER IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| SMALL PIECE OF CONTACT PAPER STUCK IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| TESTICLE CONT/16YOM AT SCHOOL WAS PLAYING A GAME W/PAPER WADS AND WAS H IT IN THE TESTICLE WITH PAPER WAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| RIGHT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE PICKING UP A NEWSPAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Windowsills or frames |
| PT LIVES IN GROUP HOME AND SLIPPED ON PAPER AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON WINDOW SILL DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STUFFED EARS WITH TOILET PAPER SO ROACH WOULDNT CRAWL IN, NOW UNABLE TO REMOVE ALL PASPER DX: FOREIGN BODY TO L EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT DISCHARGED FROM HOSP TODAY FOR ABD PAIN & NAUSEA, NOW BACK FOR BLOOD IN TOILET & ON TISSUE WHEN WIPING AFTER BM; RECTAL BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products, Toilets |
| PT C/O RECTAL BLEEDING AFTER BOWEL MOVEMENT WHEN WIPED, BLOOD IN TOILET AND ON TOILET PAPER; ANAL FISSURE, CONSTIPATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products, Toilets |
| PT W/RECTAL BLEEDING AFTER BM X2 WKS, NOTICED BLOOD IN TOILET WATER AND ON TOLIET TISSUE; RECTAL BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| SLIPPED ON PAPER & FELL @ ***DX CONTUSION L ELBOW S/P FALL DX CONTUSION L ELBOW S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Knives |
| 21YOF WAS HOME USING A KNIFE TO CUT UP NEWSPAPER,ACCIDENTLY CUT THUMB; THUMB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Desk supplies |
| PT WITH FRACTURED FINGER, WHILE STAPLING A PIECE OF PAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| PAPER ABRASION LEFT EYE CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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