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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 618
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| WORKING ON CAR-WIRE WELDING- WIRE WENT INTO HAND PUNCTURE WOUND HAND WITH CELLULITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LACERATION HAND - 35 YOM WAS HELPING A FRIEND AND LACERATED PALM OF RIG HT HAND NEAR THUMB ON SOME WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Knives |
| PT WAS CUTTING WIRE TIE OFF W/HUNTING KNIFE. DX: 5 CM L PALM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| 47 Y.O. B MALE W/PW TO HAND. PT INJ SELF ON A PIECE OF WIRE. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 42YOM BIT BY OWN DOG WHILE TRYING TO CUT WIRE OFF OF DOG'S PAW DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT BY WIRE; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| METAL WIRE PIERCED LT. PALMDX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT. HAND, ALLERGIC REACTI ON TO ANCEF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUT COPPER WIRE W/RAZOR KNIFE, CUT L THUMB. DX. LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS BURNED ON ELECTRIC WIRE IN CAR. DX: FULL THICKNESS BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Knives |
| PT CUT HAND WHEN CUTTING WIRE ON CAR WITH KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| TRYING TO PULL A WIRE OUT OF THE GROUND AND LACERATED PALM OF HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND FROM A WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| HIT HAND WHILE WORKNG ON WIRE DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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