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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,187
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:460Upper Trunk:203
Shoulder:126Toe:90
Face:87Hand:87
Knee:86Head:30
Upper Leg:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CONTUSION COCCYX - 19 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH COCCYX PAIN AFTER FALLING W HILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DX ABD PAIN LLQ/CONTU ABD WALL: L LOWER ABD PAIN SINCE SHOVEL'G SNOW EARILER THIS WEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/25/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DX BACKACHE: H/O CHR BACK PAIN, ACTUE EXACERBATION THIS EVEN'G W SHOVEL'G SNOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
WAS SHOVELING AND DEVELOPED ABRASION ON HAND WITH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT.INJ.RT.1ST.TOE AT HOME WHEN SHOVELING SNOW WITH A SNOW SHOVLE & STUB BED TOE. DX; RT.1ST.TOE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HAS (R) SHOULDER PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW----(R) SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING SNOW AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
THIGH LAC-FELL ON DRIVEWAY-THIGH HIT SNOW SHOVEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING THE SNOW, FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE GROUND, NO LOC, C/O HEADACHE/DIZZINESS>>CLOSED HEAD INJ/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN SHOVELING SNOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN SHOVELING SNOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS USING A SNOW SHOVEL AT HOME, FELL SPRAINING RT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
RIB STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND RIBS BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT C/O BACK PAIN 8 DAYS, STS SHOVELING SNOW MADE BACK HURT WORSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
DX ACUTE UPPER BAC STRAIN/SPASM/ WHICH BEGAN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW & HAS SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW PAIN IS SHARP WITH ROM OF BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT STRAINED LOWER TRUNK SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
COMPLAINING OF WORSENING CHEST WALL &UPPER ABDOMINA WALL PAIN THAT STAR TED AFTER SHOVELING SNOW ON FRIDAY >> MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LEFT SHOULDER DISLOCATION.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND INJURED SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT FELT SOMETHING "TEAR" IN KNEE WHEN SHOVELING SNOW DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
SCALP ABR. PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW WHEN HE WAS SHOT WITH A BB GUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CONTUSION LOW BACK - 21 YO MALE FELL 10' FROM HIS ROOF WHEN SHOVELING S NOW OFF ROOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT HIT TOE WITH SHOVEL WHILE CLEANING SNOW, CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
STRAIN SHOULDER - 21 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME THIS AM FOR SEVERAL HOURS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW, TO ER WITH BACK PAIN, DX STRAIN
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: 01/30/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING AND HIT HAND ON A CONCRETE BLOCK.DX: CONTUSION TO RIGH T HAND, 4TH AND 5TH KNUCKLES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS INJURED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. DX: CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT LOWER RIB AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, COCCYX INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CONTUSION UPPER BACK - 21 YO MALE REPORTS HE FELL OFF HIS ROOF WHEN SHO VELING SNOW OFF ROOF - STRUCK UPPER BACK AND HEAD ON SNOWBANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
GROIN STRAIN-PAIN SINCE SHOVELING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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