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Accidents - Faucets or spigots - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 611
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:165Face:109
Upper Trunk:90Knee:80
Lower Trunk:60Finger:30
Shoulder:15Wrist:15
Head:14Eyeball:14
Ear:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT WITH LACERTION TO LEFT HAND AFTER CUTTING IT WHILE TRYING TO TURN OF F FAUCET. DX LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
PAIN TO KNEE HIT ON FAUCET WHILE IN TUB DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS IN THE SHOWER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER ON THE FAUCET CONTROL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT C/O L SIDED RIB PAIN (POSTERIOR) AFETR FALLING FROM STANDING POSITIO N & LANDING ON A FAUCET 4 DAYS AGO. CLINICAL RIB FX, CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Faucets or spigots, Nonglass bathtub or shower enclosures
PT BUMPED FAUCET IN SHOWER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, BACK CONT/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Faucets or spigots
FELL IN GREASE IN DRIVEWAY,HEAD HIT FAUCET CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Faucets or spigots
DX WRIST PAIN: L WRIST PAIN SINCE YTDY AFTER TURNING SHOWER HEAD AND FELT A "CRACK". PAIN WORSE WITH MOVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT HIT CHIN ON SHOWER FAUCET, DISLOCATION OF JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2008Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Faucets or spigots, Hot water
PT PUT HAND UNDER "INSTA HOT" FAUCET AND WAS BURNED BY HOT WATER WHILE MAKING COFFEE. DX: R HAND THIRD DEG BURN 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT WAS OPEING A STUCK WATER FAUCET AND FELT LEFT SHOULDER POP OUT OF PL ACE STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT FELL OUTSIDE OF HOME AND HIT HEAD ON SPIGOT. DX: CONTUSION OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/30/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING EAR ON THE FAUCET >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT FELL IN HIS BATHROOM ON THURSDAY STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF CHEST AGAINS T A FAUCET CONTINUED PAIN CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
PT BENT TO TURN FAUCET OFF IN SHOWER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHEN WAS CUT BY METAL FAUCET. ?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
45 YO FEMALE BEN DOWN AND HI EYE ON SPIGOT IN TUB CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
29YOF WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND ON SINK FAUCET; HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
DX FOREHEAD CONTUSION: HIT HEAD ON WATER FAUCET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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