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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 27
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT WITH CHEST PAIN AND EAR DRAINAGE, RUNNING THROUGH SPRINKLER IN BACKYARD LAST WEEKEND; OTITIS MEDIA W/SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN THE YARD WITH A SPRINKLER. SLIPPED WHILE PLAYING AND HIT L SIDE OF HEAD ON IT. HAS LAC TO L EAR. NO LOC. DX L EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| INTENTIONALLY SHOT HOSE INTO EAR/RUPTURED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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