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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT HANGING HURRICANE SHUTTERS AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT WRIST ST RAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT FELL OFF HIS ROOF WHILE HANGING HURRICANE SHUTTERS SUSTAINED A CONTU SION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AT HOME AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| TAKING OUT TRASH AND CUT HAND ON ALUMINUM AWNING. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT STS LEANING ON WOOD AWNING,IT COLLAPSED,HIT PT IN NECK,PT FELL, DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY,BACK PAIN,MUSCLE STRAIN,NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PATIENT STATED HE GOT HIT ON THE HEAD WITH AN ALUMINUM AWNING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| DX LWBS: (CHI) HIT IN HEAD AWNING: UNDER AWNING TRYING TO FIX IT & PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN HEAD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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