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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 888
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT STATES HE LIFTED A POWER WASHER AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 39 YO M USING PRESSURE WASHER INJURED HAND SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME SWATTED AT A BEE WITH THE WASHER STR UCK SELF IN THE LEFT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT HIT IN RIBS WHEN PRESSURE WASHER GUN GOT AWAY FROM HIM. HIT HIM IN CHEST. DX: FRACTURE RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FOREHEAD WITH A WATER HOSE WITH A POWER WASHE R ATTACHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| FRIEND SHOT PT IN BUTTOCKS W/PRESSURE WASHER 2400 PSI. DX: L BUTTOCK SOFT TISSUE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| STATES WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER AND STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN. LUMBAR STRAIN. DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PRESSURE WASHING @ HOME; F/B IRRITATION CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| HIT FOOT WITH PRESSURE WASHER DX. FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS PRESSURE WASHING ROOF AND FELL OFF 20FT GRABBING GUTTER. DX: BURST FX LUMBAR W/SPINAL CORD IMPINGEMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| USING A POWER WASHER AT HOME WHEN IT HIT HIS L HAND. L HAND CONTUSION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sprayers, Internal combustion engines |
| INHALED FUMES WHILE IN BASEMENT USING POWER WASH ENGINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, Bleaches |
| PRESSURE WASHER W/BLEACH SPRAYED INTO PT'S EYES.DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTI VITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 39 YOM USING PRESSURE WASHER LAC TO FINGER FROM SPRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LEFT CHEEK LACERATION.PT WAS TRYING TO START A POWER WASH WHEN IT JERKE D BACK AND STRUCK PT IN FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| BURNED ON PRESER WAASHER; 2ND DEGREE BURN RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sprayers |
| DX RIGHT HAND BURN: BURNED HAND ON HOT PART OF PRESSURE WASHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PAIN WHILE LIFTING PRESSURE WASHER DX. SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers |
| 40 YOM USING PRESSURE SPRAYER SPRAYED INTO EYES CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS LOADING PRESSURE WASHER AND BENT THUMB. DX: R THUMB STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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