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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,367
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT DRIVING CAR AT 30 MPH HIT MAILBOX C/O HITTING RT THIGH ON STEERING W HEEL NO NECK BACK PAIN RT THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIETN WAS RIDING A MOTORCYCLE, LOST CONTROL, RAN INTO A MAILBOX. DX-RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT HAND ON METAL MAIL BOX AT POST OFFICE 3 WEEKS AGO, REPAIRED BY LOCA L ORTHO WITH DRAIN IN PLACE, NOW SWOLLEN; CELLULITIS AFTER HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT UNRESTRAINED PASSENGER IN A CAR THAT WENT AROUND A CORNER VERY SHARP LY AND STRUCK A MAILBOX STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX - WALKED RIGHT INTO IT. D: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| MVA RESTRAINED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A MAILBOX HEAD ON, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED PT IS 22 WKS PREGNANT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS CUT ON METAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE. DX: 2.5 CM L PALM LAC/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 21YOM-CONTUSION RIGHT HAND-PUNCHED A MAILBOX TONIGHT-VERY ANGRY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| INTOXICATED / PUNCHED A MAILBOX & INJURED HAND DX: NO DX ON CHART PT. LEFT PRIOR TO BEING SEEN BY DR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RIGHT TOE FX. PT HIT FOOT ON A MAILBOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 24 YOM PUNCHED A MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER A WATER FOUNTAIN AT HOME IN ***. STILL HAVING SHIN PAIN. D: LOWER LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LAC TO UPPER LIP & CHEST, RAN INTO MAIL BOT DX; 1 CM LIP LAC, CHEST ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SEEN FOR NECK AND LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER STRIKING A MAILBOX W/ HER CAR. BELTED DRIVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT SEEN FOR EYE INJURY AFTER THE CAR STRUCK A MAILBOX AND FLIPPED OVER. GLASS POSS GOT IN HIS EYES. BELTED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| MVA RESTRAINED DRIVER, LOST CONTROL ON WET ROAD, HIT MAILBOX AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN, NO AIRBAGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT STRUCK A MAILBOX AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS HOLDING HARD PLASTIC WINDMILL( FOR THE YARD) OUT THE WINDOW OF THE CAR WHEN IT EXPLODED AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| SMASHESD HAND BETWEEN TRUCK DOOR & MAILBOX. DX; 2 CM LAC LT 3RD FINGER/ LT WRIST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 20 Y/O M C/O LAC TO HEAD. PT HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX. DX LAC TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME AT THE MAILBOX WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR. DX-MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS WITH EARLY CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT HAND ON METAL MAILBOX - LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT INVERTED ANLE WALKING TO MAILBOX. D: ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER LAC-PUNCHED A "GAZING BALL"-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT LAC LT RING FINGER ON A MAILBOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ABRASION FACE - 17 YOM S/P MVC, UNBELTED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A MAILBOX, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, ABRASIONS FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT HOME WHEN HIT A MAIL BOX. DX; F.X. RT.5TH.MET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| MVA.DRIVER,+SB.POSS POST ICTAL.HX SEIZURES.LOW SPEED 1 VEHICLE ACC, JUMPED CURB, HIT MAILBOX & UTILITY POLE. ABRS R FOREARM. DX;ABRS/SZ D/O |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| WAS GOING TO MAILBOX AND FELL ON ROCKS DX FX ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED A MAILBOX 1 HR PTA DX; RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 24 YOF STOOD UP UNDER MAIL BOX HIT HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT KICKED A MAIBOX AND SUS A TOE CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT HIT RUSTY MAILBOX W/ HIS FIST (WAS MAD). ACUTE 3CM FLAP LAC-DORSUM O F RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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