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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,093
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 19 YOM PUNCHED A MAIL BOX IN ANGER SUSTAINING A CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| FINGER FX-MOVING 400-500# CEMENT DEER IN YARD-DEER FELL ON FINGER-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCTURED A HAND BY FALLING ON A LAWN ORNIMENT AT A HOUSE PARTY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | 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: Decorative yard equipment |
| TRYING TO REPAIR A MAILBOX -MAILBOX RUSTY LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WITH HAND PAIN S/P PUNCHING MAILBOX. D: METACARPL FXS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| STRAINED GROIN PICKING UP GARDEN TIMBERS INGUINAL STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ;PUNCHED A MAIL BOX AND INJ HAND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT RAN INTO MAILBOX. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT JUMPED INTO FOUNTAIN - IT WAS MORE SHALLOW THAN EXPECTED. ACUTE R F IB FX, LYTIC LESION L CALCANEAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| ALLERGIC DERM. PT BROKE OUT IN RASH WHEN WORKING IN YARD PULLING WEEDS AND FELL OVER A GARDEN ROCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| TRIPPED OVER DECORATIVE GARDEN TIMBER HELPING AUNT MOVE SPRAIN RT WRIS T * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT PUNCHED MAILBOX. DX: R HAND CONT/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PT STRUCK MAILBOX WITH HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment, Paper products |
| DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS AND HAND GOT CAUGHT IN BOX HURTING WRIST CONTUSION WRIST # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| EYELID LAC, PT STRUCK EDGE OF BIRD FEEDER IN YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT HAND ON MAILBOX AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 17 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, Ceilings and walls |
| CONTUSION HAND - 17 YO MALE STATES THAT HE HAD A RAILROAD TIE LAND ON H IS HAND AND THEN HE PUNCHED A WALL IN ANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A MAIL BOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK MOVING LANDSCAPING STONES IN HIS YARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| STRUCK A STEEL MAILBOX. DX FRACTURE R HAND METACARPAL #5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT FOOT CONTUSION.PT WAS REPLACING A MAILBOX AND POST FELL ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| RT FOOT CONTUSION.PT WAS PUTTING A NEW MAILBOX IN YARD AND IT FELL OFF AND HIT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| C/O HAND PAIN&SWELLING STATUS POST PUNCHING VERSUS STRUCK HANDON A MAIL BOX >> HAND INJUREY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON MAILBOX/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| LAC TO ANKLE, OUTSIDE TAKING OUT TRASH AND STRUCK ANKLE ON RAILROAD TIE IN OWN YARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| SCALP CONT. PT FELL OUTSIDE HITTING HEAD ON A FLOWER POT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 18 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: Fracture |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| PUNCHED A MAILBOX AND FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| CUT TO FINGER ON MAIL BOX DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Decorative yard equipment |
| 21 YO MALE JUMPED INTO SHALLOW FOUNTAIN AND HIT ANKLES LACERATION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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