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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,407
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| BACK STRAIN-SUS INJ TO BACK AFTER COOLER FULL OF MILK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| LUMBAR CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A COOLER INJURING BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT ON A BOAT IN THE GULF HIT A WAVE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HEAD ON A P ORTABLE BEVERAGE COOLER LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX:SACRUM CONTUSION. SITTING ON A COOLER IN THE KITCHEN ANDFELL BACK- WARDS ON TO THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 46YOF CUT R MIDDLE FINGER ON PLASTIC COOLER HANDLE DX: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| BOTTOM OF COOLER BROKE W/GLASS FALLING OUT. DX: L LEG LAC 3 CM, R LEG LAC NONSUTURED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| HIT FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF A COOLER DOOR. FOREHEAD CONTUSION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 46 Y.O. B MALE W/SCALP LAC. PT IS A COACH FOR A FOOTBALL TEAM & HIT TEA M DUMPED A COOLER ON HIS HEAD & PT WAS INJ AFTER A GAME. E9208, E9170 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| RT RIB CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED AND LANDED ON A COOLER WITH CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT OUT CAMPING LIFTED A COOLER STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 27 Y/O F C/O TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE - WHILE CARRING A COOLER. DX: SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT LIFTED ICE CHEST. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN/SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT LEANING OVER HIS PICKUP TRUCK IN A PARKING LOT GETTING A COOLER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR CONTUSION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| CONCUSSION - FELL,STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT CLEANING COOLER AT HOME AND GOT AN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| HOME FROM CAMPING INJ R SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING COOLER OUT OF CAR DX R SHO TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ROTATOR CUFF TEAR R SHOULDER, LIFTING COOLERS, REINJURED.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING A COOLER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| R IND FING LAC/37YOF CUT FINGER ON HANDLE OF BEER COOLER. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| CONTUSION HAND - PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A COOLER - RIGHT HAND BRUISED AND PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER ICE CHEST. DX: SPRAIN L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ACUTE CHEST WALL CONTUSION, FELL , HIT ON COOLER.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ICE CHEST FELL ON FOOT,LAC TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| SQUATTED DOWN TO PICK UP COOLER. FELT PAIN IN LT BUTTOCK RADIATING DOWN LEG. - LOWER BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT PICKING UP AN ICE CHEST PT FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 32 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: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PATIENT SMASHED FINGER WHEN COOLER LID FELL AT CAMPSITE. D: FINGER SPRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT INJURED SHOULDER PICKING UP A COOLER; RT SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PICKED UP ICE CHEST WHILE CAMPING, PAIN TO LOW BACK. DX; LOW BACK STRA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT LIFTING A COOLER AT HOME, STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT FELL HITTING FACE ON METAL LATCH OF COOLER, LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT DROPPED A COOLER ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| R KNEE PAIN SLIPPED ON H2O RUNNING FROM COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 50 Y.O. B MALE W/LS STRAIN. PT PICKED UP A COOLER @ HOME & INJ SELF. E9 27 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT FELL STRIKING ARM ON COOLER.DX: R FOREARM LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT LIFTING A COOLER OF ICE AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PAIN LIFTING ICE CHEST DX. ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PAIN RT RT WRIST. FELL WHILE CARRYING COOLER. DX; RT WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| HIT TOE ON COOLER - TOE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A COOLER DX: LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| FELL DOWN OVER A COOLER INJURING NOSE. NASAL CONTUSION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, House repair or construction materials |
| CONTUSION THIGH - VICTIM WAS IN A SHED TRYING TO MOVE SOME BOARDS STAND ING UP ON A ICE CHEST/COOLER - BOARD FLEW UP IN THE AIR & VICTIM FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| C/O BACK PAIN, PICKED UP A COOLER W/ICE NAD DRINKS WRONG ON SUNDAY. DX. LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| CHI.PT HAD A COOLER FALL AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PUTTING A COOLER IN HER CAR TRUNK, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE TRUNK TOP TO COME DOWN STRIKING HER IN THE HEAD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| CLINICAL RIB FX-FELL ON ICE @ HOME-HIT A COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT ON TOP OF COOLER FELL HIT WALL, DISLOCATION WITH FX L HUMERAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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