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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STUCK HANGER DOWN LEG WEARING A CAST TO SCRATCH LEG HANGER NOW STUCK, PT C/O LOW LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HAD LOWER LEG CASE, WENT TO SCRATCH LEG WIH LONG COAT HANGER, AND GOT H ANGER STUCK IN CASE DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FROM L LEG CAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT, WITH CAST ON LEG, USED COAT HANGER TO SCRATCH AND FELT IT PULL ON SKIN. D: CELLULITIS, DIABETES, RENAL FAILURE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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