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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 738
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| FRACTURED 5TH MC, NONDISPLACED, CLOSED: "PUNCHED MY COMPUTER OUT OF ANGER" HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PLAYING A VIDEO ARCADE GAME AND PUNCHED THE MACHINE DX/ FX RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HAS BEEN WORKING HARD ON COMPUTER AND HAND IS INFLAMED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE HAND AFTER PLAYING WITH THE COMPUTER GAME.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE CARRYING A COMPUTER LANDING ONTO HAND, +BLEEDING >> HAND FX/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME - 30 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH HAND NUMBNESS - REP ORTS SHE IS UNEMPLOYED AND DOES ALOT OF GAMING ON HER COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| RT HAND FX.PT PUNCHED A COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| HAND FX-INJURED WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAME-@ NEIGHBOR'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 27YOM WAS HOME CLEANING THE GARAGE,SITTING ON A SHELF WAS A COMPUTER, STARTED TO FALL,REACHED TO GRAB IT,HITTING HAND;HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER FELL ON HAND, CRUSHED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT FELL ON SHARP METAL EDGE OF COMPUTER. DX: R PALM LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Computers, Screwdrivers |
| PT WITH PW TO HAND, USING SCREWDRIVER TO FIX LAPTOP COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| RT HAND PAIN-C/O PAIN TO BACK AND RT HAND AFTER TYPING ON COMPUTER FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT PUNCHED A VIDEO GAME. DX: L HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HIT HAND ON COMPUTER FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| HIT HAND ON COMPUTER CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers, Scissors |
| 38YOM WAS HOME USING A PAIR OF SCISSORS TO CUT OPEN A *** CUT HAND;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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