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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,291
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear |
| 4 CM SUPERFICIAL LACERATION RT HAND, CUT HAND ON A HANGER WHILE SHOPPI NG AT *** WHEN REMOVED DRESS FROM HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUCK COATHANGER IN HAND/LT HAND PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 46 YOF WAS OUT SHOPPING AND GOT POKED IN THE LEFT EY E WITH A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 47 YO FEMALE GOT HANGER CAUGHT IN CAST F/B FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| COAT HANGER FELL AND HIT PTS FOREHEAD, LACERATON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT TRIPPED&ELL AS REACHING IN CLOSET FOR HANGERS, SUSTAINED " CHEST WALL CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CONTUSION KNEE - 45 YOF TRIPPED OVER HANGERS IN A STORE AND FELL TWO DA YS AGO INJURING HER LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| AT HOME, POKED R EYE WITH METAL COAT RACK DX: R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELT DIZZY WHILE WALKING, FELL & HIT HEAD ON COAT RACK, STARTED NEW MED ICINE DX FACIAL LACERATION, POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECT NEW MEDICINE (*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STATES SHE STRUCK HEAD ON COAT HANGER STAND DX SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT IN EYE WITH A COAT HANGER - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SUST CONTUSION TO FACE CLOTHING RACK HIT HER FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT GOT A FINGER SMASHED UNDER A METAL HANGER, SUSTAINED " LT RING FINGER CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION-WAS POKED IN EYE WITH A METAL COAT HANGER. SUS A .5MM CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY LT EYELID - C/O HANGER WENT INTO LT EYELID THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT IN L EYE WITH PLASTIC COAT HANGER. DX. L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PW TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON A COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT LT FOREARM ON COAT RACK YESTERDAY, SUSTAINED " LT FOREARM CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STEPPED ON HANGER - HURT ANKLE - SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O PAIN T RT EYE AFTER BEING HIT WITH WIRE HANGER X2 WKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STANDING IN CLOSET AND CUT TOE ON HANGER IN CLOSET DX LAC TO TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SCRATCHED BY A CLOTHES RACK IN STORE. DX. L FOREARM ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Bags |
| SHIN LAC-TAKING OUT TRASH-@ HOME-CUT ON COAT HANGER THAT STUCK THROUGH THE GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH COAT HANGER DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT.INJ.MID BACK AT STORE WHEN CLOTHES RACK FELL & HIT HER. DX; CONTUSIO BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| 26 YOWF WALKED DOWN STAIRS AND SLIPPED ON A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O HITTING IN RT EYE W/A CLOTHES HANGER THUESDAY NIGHT. PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear |
| PATIENT WAS TAKING SHORTS OFF THE BOTTOM OF A HANGER AT A STORE, METAL PART SLIPPED AND SLICED HER FINGER. DX-LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 26 YOWF STATES SHE SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC HANGER AND TWISTED L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 33 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT FELL INTO COAT RACK AND HIT HER BACK ON WALL DX: CONTUSION LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| POKED WITH WIRE HANGER PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 41 YO MALE WAS HIT IN RIGHT EYE WITH WIRE HANGER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 41 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON HANGER, FELL ON HARD WOOD FLOOR. DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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