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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,014
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A HOSE AND INJURED CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT. SLIPPED ON CEMENT , HIT WATER SPRINKLER. DX. BACK AND COCCYX CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUTTING A GARDEN HOSE WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO IN DEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A HOSE AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FELT DIZZY, TRIP OVER HOSE & FELL ONTO CEMENT ARM ABRASION, ORTHOSTATIS SYNCONE FX TEETH CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER INJURING LOWER BACK DX STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| RUNNING BAREFOOT ON *** AND STEPPED ON A SPRINKLER HEAD AND LAC FOOT AC FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| SCALP ABRASION.PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD ON METAL NOZZLE ON HOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 21 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| ANKLE SPRAIN-@ HOME-CARRYING BABY-TRIPPED ON GARDEN HOSE-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| WATER HOSE HIT ABD DX: ABD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS AT HOME WASHING HER CAR WHEN SHE FELL ONTO METAL END OF GARDEN H OSE CAUSING LT WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | 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: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIP OVER HOSE AT CAR WASH FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 20 Y.O. W MALE W/KNEE INJURY. PT TRIPPED OVER A GARDEN HOSE @ HOME. E88 89 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT MOVING HOSE WHILE CLEANING YARD, FELT SHARP PAIN IN SHOULDER DX DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED OVER WATER HOSE DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER THE WATER HOSE AND FELL ONTO CONCRETE AT HOME. DX-ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| L ORBITAL CONTUSION - STRUCK WITH AN AIR HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT SMASHED TOE 5 DAYS AGO WHEN INSTALLING A SPRINKLER. D: NAIL AVULSION , HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FACIAL LACERATION.PT TRIPPED OVER A HOSE ON THE PORCH AND FELL AND LACE RATED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT CUT FINGER ON HIGH-PRESSURE WATER HOSE YESTERDAY, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| STEPPED ONTO HOSE DX: CONTUSION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT FELL OVER SPRINKLER INJURING LOWER LEG [ DX: FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Metal containers |
| PT WAS SIPHONING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS GASOLINE WITH A HOSE FROM A STEEL DRUM- SWALLOWED AN ALKALINE DEGREASER- ADMITTED FOR ALKALINE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 20 Y/O M C/O FALL HIT RT KNEE. PT STEPPED ON HOSE AND RT LEG WENT BEHIN D HIM AND HE FELL ON RT KNEE. DX. CONT HEMATOMA TO RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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