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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,506
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| THUMB HIT BY BOOK AT HOME # SPRAIN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| RIGHT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN MOVING BOOKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Grocery or shopping carts |
| PT STS SHOPPING CART FULL OF BOOKS FELL ONTO PT CHEST,C/O CHEST PAIN DX CHEST WALL PAIN,CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND SLIPPED ON A BOOK AND FELL TO FLOOR, FRACTURE OF RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| HIT IN EYE WITH BOOK CONTUSION EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS TAKING A BOOK OFF A SHELF WHEN STEP LADDER TRIPPED AT HOME. DX FX LT HUMERUS DISTAL. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| FINGER FX. PT DROPPED A STACK OF BOOKS ONTO HAND., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| LEFT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER LIFTING A STACK OF BOOKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PATIENT HAD A BOOK OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS FALL ON HIS HEAD 3 DAYS AGO, C/O SHARP PAIN AND IS VERY ANXIOUS. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT STS STRUCK L EYE ACCIDENTLY WITH EDGE OF A BOOK, DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT DX CHEST WALL PAIN - PT WAS LIFTING SOME BOOKS AND FELT PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS AT HOME IN AN ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR, DROPPED A BOOK ON THE CONTRO LS, RAN INTO A WALL COUSING A CONTUSION TO RT GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS C/O HAND PAIN AFTER LIFTING A 3 RING BINDER ONTO A SHELF. D: RIG HT HAND CONTUSION VS HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| HURT BACK AT WORK 2 WEEKS AGO WAS FINE IN 2 DAYS, TONIGHT PICKED UP BOO K AND HAD ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN DX- PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| BEEN LIFTING HEAVY BOOKS ALL WK, NOW C LBP >> BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| DROPPED A BOOK ON (L) FOOT C/O FOOT PAIN DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| SCALP LAC, PT WAS READING A BOOK AND FELL HITTING HEAD., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEAD CT-BOOKS FELL FROM SHELF-HIT PT IN HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Containers |
| PAIN AFTER LIFTING BOX HEAVY BOOKS, DX; LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| C/O PT STATES JUMPED OVER A STACK OF BOOKS TWISTING ANKLE DX RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 40 YOF DROPPED A HEAVY DAILY CALENDAR PLANNER BOOK ONTO RIGHT WRIST AND SUSTAINED A SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT MOVED BOOKS A FEW DAYS AGO AND STOPPED MOM FROM FALLING IN SHOWER. DX: UPPER BACK SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Counters or countertops |
| 35YOM HIT BOOK ON COUNTER WITH FIST DOWNWARD LAST NIGHT & NOW CAN NOT OPEN HAND. DX - RT HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE BOOK AND FELL. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT DROPPED A BOOK ON FOOT AT HOME, DX; SINGLE CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP NOTEBOOK/LUMBAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT DROPPED A PHONE BOOK ON TOE AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A BOOK FELL OFF SHELF HITTING EYE " TRAUMATIC IRITIS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A BOOK FELL OFF SHELF RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PILE OF BOOKS FELL ONTO SHOULDER 2 WKS AGO " SHOULDER PAIN" |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT SUST CONTUSION TO FOOT DROPPED WEDDING ALBUM ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT LIFTING A STACK OF BOOK STATES BACK PAIN LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| INJ SHOULDER LIFTING A LARGE STACK OF MAGAZINE " MS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT DROPPED A BOOK ON FOOT. DX: TOE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 50 YO HIT IN EYE WITH BOOK ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 41 YOF HAD LAC TO R MIDDLE FINGER FROM A BINDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| DROPPED A BOOK ON FOOT CONTUSION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT STATES SOME BOOKS FELL ONTO HAND AT HOME, DX; CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Doors |
| AT HOME PT CARRYING BOOKS IN ARMS,TIRED OPENING DOOR WITH ARMS,FELT PINCH NERVE, DX L ARM PAIN CONSIDER PINCHED NERVE,CHEST PAIN,CONSIDER A |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 BOOKS, LACERATION TO FINGER NAILBED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| BOOK AND PICTURE FELL OFF SHELF IN CLOSET,HIT RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| CONTUSION ELBOW LIFTING A HEAVY BOOK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOOKS LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| AT HOME PT SLIPPED ON A BOOK,FELL ON R SIDE,C/O R LEG & HIP PAIN,HEAD PAIN,NLOC,+NAUSEA, DX LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 29YOF BENT OVER TO PICK UP BOOK ATR CHURCH ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUM BAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Containers |
| PT BUMPED RIBS ON BOOKS/BOXES. DX: RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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