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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 434
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Outerwear |
| PT'S MOTHER SHOVED A COAT AT HIM,THE COAT HANGER HIT PT IN THROAT,BLUNT TRAUMA TO SOFT TISSUE OF NECK,CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| AT A CLOTHES STORE AND BANGED HAND ON A METAL RACK. DX. R FOREARM CONT USION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 19 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH POLE WITH HOOK (COAT RACK) CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TIP OF L THUMB CAUGHT IN A FOLDING COTHES RACK. DX. FX/ LAC. L THUMB T UFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 21 YO M CUT FINGER ON COAT RACK LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O WAS POKED IN THE EYE W/A COAT HANGER X4 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT AFTER COAT HANGER STUCK IN FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION (R) EYEBALL, PT ACCIDENTALLY POCKED HIS EYE WITH A HANGER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, VITREOUS CLEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Knives |
| CUTTING COAT HANGER WITH POCKET KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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