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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 990
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| STRUCK CEMENT WALL YESTERDAY @ HOME. ACUTE AVULSION FX 4TH METACARPAL. WAS PICKING UP HOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Knives |
| PT AT HOME, SAWING HOSE WITH A STEAK KNIFE, LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A HOSE DX: |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| HEAVY GUAGE HOSE FELL ON PT'S LT ARM, CUTE SPRAIN LT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE AND FELL. DX: BACK STRAIN, RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| HIT SELF IN NOSE WITH NOZZLE FROM HOSE DX: NO DX. ON CHART PT. LEFT PRIOR TO BEING SEEN BY DR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| IN YARD AT HOME WHEN STEPPED ON HOSE CAUSING R ANKLE TO ROLL L 5TH METARTASAL HEAD FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE FELL ONTO WRIST C/O SWELLING DX FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| CUT THUMB ON METAL END OF GARDEN HOSE DX. THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| WHILE HOSEING DOWN CAR, GOT WASP STING DX: WASP STING RT. AUPPER ARM & RT. ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT CUT HIS FINGER ON A METAL CLIP THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A WATER HOSE., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE INJURED KNEE C/O BRUISING DX: KNEE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIP OVER SPRINKLER SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN FACE WITH A HOSE TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| NASAL CONTUSION.PT HAD A HOSE HIT PT IN NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT C/O FALL. PT FELL AND TRIPPED OVER A HOSE. DX CONT CHEST / RT RIB CO NT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | 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 DX ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN (LUMBAR) - AFTER TWISTING MOTION WITH HOSE THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| AN AIR HOSE BROKE HITTING PATIENT IN THE FACE. DX-LACERATION RIGHT ORBITAL RIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT FIXING SPRINKLER CUT HAND DEEPLY DX LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| CUT PUBIC REGION WHEN FELL ON SPRINKLER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED OVER A SPRINKLER HEAD DX: LT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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