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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Coal or wood-burning stoves |
| TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL WITH HANDS ON WOOD STOVE AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX: 1ST, 2ND DEGREE BURNS HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Stairs or steps |
| FX LT METACARPAL, FELL DOWN APPROXIMATELY 5 CARPETED STEPS LANDING ON HER RT HAND AND INJURING IT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON RUG, FELL ON WOODEN FLOOR DX: CONTUSION RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER CARPET - HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Rugs or carpets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| REMOVING CARPET WHEN FELL BACKWARDS ONTO 1 1/2" CONSTRUCTION NAIL. DX. PW L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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