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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 399
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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: Snow throwers or blowers |
SPRAIN ANKLE - PATIENT REPORTS HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN SNOWBLOWI NG THIS AFTERNOON - TWISTED ANKLE AND HEARD POP - LIMITED ROM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
OPEN FX RIGHT 4TH FINGER; OPEN DIS RIGHT 3RD FINGER. PT INJURED FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 20 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: Amputation |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
USING A SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FINGER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
23 YOWM INJURED SHOULDER WHEN HE WAS THROWN BACK BY A SNOW MACHINE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
PT SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
PT INJURED WRIST MOVING SNOW BLOWER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
TAVULSION FX. OF THE FINGER, INJURED USING A SNOW THROWER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 18 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: Snow throwers or blowers |
SPRAIN LOW BACK - VICTIM WAS LIFTING A SNOW BLOWER - IT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED AND YANKED HIS LOW BACK |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
COMPOUND FX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER- CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN A SNOW BLO WER @ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
PT HAND GOT STUCK IN SNOWBLOWER TRYING TO UNCLOG IT, COMPLEX LACERATION 1ST, 3RD FINGERS, FX 1ST, 3RD,4TH FINGERS, NAIL AVULSION 1ST, 3RD FING |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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