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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| CUT THUMB ON A PAINT SCRAPER WHILE CLEANING IT. LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/BURNS TO FOREARMS. PT WAS USING A PAINT SPRAYER & IT E XPLODED. NS IF FD ATTD. E9218 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Painting equipment, powered, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PATIENT WAS POWER PAINTING AND INJECTED PAINT INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER.DX -CRUSH INJURY LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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