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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,027
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT DX RT ELBOW LACERATION - 23 YR OLD BLACK MALE CUT BY WIRE IN COUCH AT HOME PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT HAND ON A WIRE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire, Televisions |
| R RIB CONT.: RT HIP CONT.; ACUTE HEAD CONT.;S/P FALL; TRIPPED OVER SOME WIRES IN DARKENED HOME,75# TV CAME DOWN ON CHEST,STRUCK HEAD ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wire |
| 24 YOF WHO WAS DRINKING LAST INGHT AND TRIPPED OVER SOME WIRES LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| WAS WALKING BAREFOOT AND GOT AN OBJECT IN FOOT, HIT FT ON PIECE OF WIRE DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO FINGER FROM A PEICE OF WIRE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Fences or fence posts |
| CUT FINGER WITH A WIRE WHILE FIXING A FENCE. DX-LAC RIGHT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| AT HOME MOVING WIRE, SOMETHING IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| WORKING W/OLD CHICKEN WIRE, CUT RT FOREARM; RED MASS ON ARM. DX: ABSCE SS RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Wire |
| PT FELL 8 DAYS AGO AND CAUGHT FINGER ON WIRE. LACERATION NOT HEALING. D X:DIGITAL NERVE INJURY, OLD LACERATION TO RING FINGER, FLEXOR TENDON IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC. TO THIGH WHILE RUNNING IN A BASKETBALL COURT & WAS SLASHED BY WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| STABBED LEFT WRIST WHILE CUTTING WIRE AT JUNKYARD LAC LT FOREARM * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT STATES LOST NIGHT HIS FRIEND WAS CUTTING A WIRE AND IT WENT IN HIS E YE. DX. CORNERAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| FINGER INJURY FROM HOLDING METAL WIRE, SLIPPED FROM HAND, CUT FINGER. DX-LEFT INDEX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Footwear |
| WAS WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH SLIP ON SHOES ON, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WIRE, PUNCTURE WOUND. . DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER, SLIPPED AND GRABBED SOME WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT HAND ON METAL WIRE. D: RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| HIT ARM ON SMALL PIECE OF WIRE DX: PUNC TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT LEG WHILE HELPING ON ROOF. CUT ON WIRE LAC. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 20 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: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| DX SCALP LAC/LAC, SCALP/EPISTAXIS, L: HEAD INJ TODAY CAUGHT ON METAL WIRE; S/P HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BLDG F SCALP WD & NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| SCRAPED L LEG YEST ON METAL WIRE. DX. ABRA L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Wire |
| DISLOCATED SHOULDER, REDUCED. PT WAS AT WELDING CLASS AT CCC, BENT OVER TO PICK UP WIRE AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WIRES,HIT HEAD ON WINDOW WHEN ETOH DRINKING DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| 21YOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT EYE WITH A WIRE WHILE AT HOME; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 1 CM LACERATION LITTLE FINGER: CUT FINGER WHILE STRIPPING WIRE WITH UTILITY KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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