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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| HAD BREAST BIOPSY, RED STREAKS AROUND SITE DX ABRASION SECONDARY TO TAPE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT WAS CUTTING TAPE OFF HAND W/BOX KNIFE AT GOLF COURSE. DX: 4 CM R HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes, Knives |
| PT CUT HAND WITH KNIFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT DUCK TAPE, SUSTAINED " LT HAND LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tapes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 44 YOM C/O LEFT EYE PAIN AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A BAL L MADE OF DUCT TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tapes |
| PATIENT CUT THUMB TRYING TO CUT TAPE. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THU MB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Tapes |
| PATIENT ASPIRATED A TAPE BALL, SMALL BALL MADE OF ELECTRICAL TAPE, DOG JUMPED UP ON HIM CAUSING HIM TO SWALLOW THE BALL. DX-INGESTER FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tapes |
| 47YOM-FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR-MVA-UNRESTRAINED DRIVER-UNRESPONSIVE AT SCENE DUCT TAP TO WRIST & LEGS |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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