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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 561
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Computers, Batteries |
| BURNED WRIST ON HOT LAP TOP COMPUTER BATTERY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| C/O RT WRIST/FOREARM PAIN X 1 WK; NO INJURY;USES COMPUTER A LOT; STRAIN RT WRIST, REPETITIVE DISORDER, RT LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PLAYING CHESS ON THE COMPUTER FOR A LONG TIME WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN PAIN IN WRIST CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| PT STATES SHE SPENDS HRS ON COMPUTER CONSTANT TYPING & DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN DX: CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Tableware and accessories |
| PLAYING VIDEO GAME, GOT MAD & SLAMMED ARM INTO BOWL DX: WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST,?MECH, WHILE TRANSPORTING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT TOD AY >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN: SITTING AT COMPUTER TYPING, USING MOUSE, WRIST BOTHERING HER, WENT TO "CRACK" WRIST, HURTING WORSE NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PRINTER YESTERDAY AND NOW WITH CONTUSION ON WIRST AND P AIN ALONG RADIAL ASPECT. D: CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT STRAINED R WRIST FROM USING COMPUTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS TYPING AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT WRIST STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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