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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 178
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water skiing |
| WATER SKI STRUCK PT'S THUMB AT LAKE. DX: L THUMB CONT/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Water skiing |
| MULT FINGER LAC BOTH HANDS/50YOM WHILE WATER SKIING AT *** LAKE, FEL L AND SKIS HIT HANDS SUSTAINING LACERATIONS TO 2-3 FING RHAND/5TH L HAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Water skiing |
| WATER SKIING TODAY, ROPE CAUGHT RT 4TH FINGER DX: RT 4TH FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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