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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,147
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A CLIPBOARD AT SCHOOL TODAY DX/ LEFT 5TH FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| FINGER INJURY-HIT W/A STAPLE-LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies, Foods |
| PT WAS EATING IN CAFETERIA ON COLLEGE CAMPUS WHEN SHE ACCID SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A RUBBER BAND IN HER FOOD. FB SENS IN THROAT. DX INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUTTING PIECE OF ERASER W/*** KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: L WRIST LA C 7 CM W/OBVIOUS ARTERIAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STUCK STAPLE IN THUMB. DX THUMB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| L IND FING LAC/22YOM POKED STAPLE INTO FINGER AT HOME SUSTAINING LACERA TION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT HAD PAPER STAPLE IN MOUTH WHEN IT BROKE. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN THROAT. NO EVIDENCE OF OF FB IN AIRWAY. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 24 YOF STRUCK SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH RUBBER BAND TWO DAYS AGO CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT DX RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IN SOFT TISSUE (RT FOOT) - STEPPED ON METAL STAPLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PAPERCLIP ON FA AT DAYCARE, DX; FB, FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLED FINGER ACCIDENTALLY. DX. FINGER PUNCTURE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Footwear |
| 19YMC STEPPED ON A STAPLE GOING THROUGH BOOT/PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | 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: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| REPORTEDLY, ?ACCIDENTAL SWOLLOWING OF CRUMPLED PAPER CLIP, ?MECH, +CHOKING>> FROEING BODY IN RIGHT BRONCHUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies, Wooden containers |
| 23YMC TWO WEEKS AGO GOT A STAPLE IN KNEE FROM STAPLING A PALLET NOW KNEE IS RED/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 21 YOM WAS STAPLING SIGNS AND GOT A STAPLE STUCK IN TIP OF LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| 17 YO MALE PUT STAPLES INTO ARM F/B REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Footwear |
| 19 YOF STATES A STAPLE WAS IN HER SHOE WHICH PUNCTURED HER RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT DX FACIAL CONTUSION - S/P PT HIT IN FACE W/A BINDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| DX: GAVE SELF TATTOO W/ INK NOW SUPERINFECTION ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| LAC THUMB ON A LETTER OPENER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| R 2ND FINGER CONTUSION. ACCIDENTALLY STAPLES HER INDEX FIGNER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT RESIDES IN A PSYCH FACILITY. STATES SHE PUT A STAPLE IN HER MOUTH TO HIDE IT FROM STAFF AND ACCID. SWALLOWED IT. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT WAS MESSING AROUND WITH A STAPLER AT HOME AND STAPLED RIGHT LOWER AR M FOREARM ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT STEPPED ON A BINDER CLIP AND INJURED SOLE OF FOOT. DX; FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| WAS POKED IN EYE WITH THE CORNER OF AN ENVELOPE DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STAPLE IN HAND LAST PM, DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PLAYING DODGEBALL AT SCHOOL, HAND SWIPED AGAINST A STAGE WHERE THERE A STAPE. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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