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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 613
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT CUT LT HAND ON ALUMINUM FOIL BOX DX: LT HAND PALMAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT WAS TRYING TO MOVE SOME BOXES IN A CLOSET WHEN A CARDBOARD BOX FELL AND HIT HER ON TEMPLE. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SLIDING DOWN HILL ON CARDBOARD BOX SUST INJ WHEN FELL FORWARD STRIKING R ELBOW ON GROUND D R ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT JUMPED ON AN EMPTY CARDBOARD BOX & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO ELBOWS / WRISTS EXTENDED ONTO WOODEN FLOOR. DX: LT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT. WAS FIGHTING WITH SISTER OVER BOX OF CHINESE FOOD WHEN METAL HANDLE GOT EMBEDDED UNDER THUMB. DX.: F.B. FINGER, SUPERFICIAL, SUBCUTANEOUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 12 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: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| TRYING TO CUT CARDBOARD BOX WITH RAZOR BLADE DX: FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products, Beds or bedframes |
| CONTUSION HIP - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT POSTERIOR HIP AND THIGH PAIN - DAD STATED THAT SHE HIT HIP ON A HARD CARDBOARD BOX IN HER BED AT HOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| CUT ON SHARP EDGE OF SHRINK WRAP BOX. DX- 2 CM L INDEX FINGER LACERATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT STANDING IN A CARDBOARD BOX IN FRONT YARD THEN FELL ONTO CONCRETE LOC VOMITING X6.DX CHI CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Fireworks |
| PT STRUCK ON THE HEAD C THE CARDBOARD CHELL OF FIREWORK. " SCALP LAC" , " TYPE R FIREWORKS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT. WAS SCRATCHED IN THE L EYE W/A CARDBOARD BOX THROWN BY HER BROTHER. DX. L EYE CORNEAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades |
| 8 YOM LACERATES FINGER CUTTING CARDBOARD BOX WITH UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT HIT ON THE RT EYE WITH MILK CARTON AT SCHOOL LAST WEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| ANKLE SPRAIN, SLIDING DOWN HILL ON CARDBOARD AND FELL OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT C/O EAR PAIN PUT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD IN RT EAR CANT REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| LAC LEG ON CARDBOARD BOX DX: LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| FELL PLAYING IN CARDBOARD BOX INVERTING FOOT SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| SLEDDING DOWN HILL ON PIECE OF CARDBOARD WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products, Knives |
| PT WAS OPENING A BOX WITH A KNIFE AND LAC HAND. DX HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A STORAGE CRATE AND FELL CAUSING LACERATION SCALP, SIMPLE 2.5CMC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cardboard products |
| PT'S DAD WAS CARRYING BURNING CARDBOARD OUTSIDE; PT TRIED TO MOVE WAS BUMPED IN THE BACK WITH IT---DX: 1ST DEGREE BURNS-BACK--NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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