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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 447
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT WAS HAMMERING A NAIL, WAS STRUCK WITH SHRAPNEL SUSTAINING A LT WRIST INJUJRY. DX-LEFT WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND WITH FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK WITH A HAMMER BY DAUGHTER. DX WRIST CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST-USING HAMMER-WRIST POPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Wooden containers |
| MINOR WRIST LACERATION, 2 CM: USING A HAMMER TO POUND ON SKID, HIT WRIST AGAINST 2X4, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| CONTUSION WRIST WHEN ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SWINGING A HAMMER NOW HAS PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HAMMERING, MISSED NAIL AND PULLED THE ULNAR WRIST AREA. C/O PAIN AND SWELLING. XRAY -, DIAGNOSIS- WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| 33 YOM USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP ROCK GOT PIECE OF METAL FROM HAMMER IMBEDDED IN L WRIST - FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| DX LEFT WRIST CONTUSION: HIT SELF WITH HAMMER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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