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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,354
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| STOOD UP HIT HEAD ON A PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 13 YO MALE CUT RIGHT HAND ON FIRE ESCAPE SIGN AT SCHOOL LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| THIN METAL SIGN FELL, HIT HEAD, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WALKED INTO A SHARP METAL SIGN. DX LEFT CHEEK LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CHILD IN NEIGHBORHOOD STRUCK BOTTOM LIP ON SIGN AND CHIPPED TOOTH. DX LIP ABRASION/LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CUT HEAD WHEN SIGN FELL IN STORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT HAVING BREATHING DIFFICULTY AFTER GOING TO FARM MAZE; ASTHMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT AT THRIFTWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment, Footwear |
| A PLASTIC STAR FELL OFF STORE DISPLAY AT *** HITTING PATIENT ONHEAD AND BOUNCED TO ARM AND LEG WHILE LOOKING AT A SHOE; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN CHECK-OUT CONVEYOR BELT AT MEIJER; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT RAN INTO A PHONE BOX WHILE PLAYING AND SUSTAINED LACERATION OF TO LT EYEBROW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| LEFT UPPER ARM PULLED INTO CONVEROR BELT APPARATUS. DX: FRACTURED MID ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| JUMPING IN RESTROOM OF GAS STATION, HIT PAPER TOWEL HOLDER/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT GOING THROUGH TURNSTILE STRUCK IN GROIN , CONTUSION TO GROIN AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON METAL SIGN. DX: LACERATION, RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Public equipment |
| FACIAL BURN-AT GAS STATION-WALKED INTO A HAND DRYER THAT WAS HOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| RAN INTO A SIGN- CHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment, Soccer |
| CUT RIGHT FORHEAD ON SIGN IN YARD PLAYING SOCCER AT FRIEND'S HOUSE.DX F ORHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS AT GYM, HIT INTO A SIGN, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| LACERATION TO FINGER 10 YO BF CAUGHT FINGER IN CONVEYOR BELT AND LOCALG ROCERY STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| WAS WALKING AND HIT HEAD ON WALL OF PAY TELEPHONE BOOTHCONTUSION FOREHE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CHILD, IN CARETAKER'S ARMS, HIT HEAD ON SIGN. D: SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT JUMPED TOWARD A SIGN WHILE CLOWNING AROUND & PT CUT LEG ON A SCREWT HAT WAS STICKING OUT. D: LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON A SIGN AT HOME; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 15-YOF SPRAINED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF STRIKING A SIGN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND STRUCK WRIST AGAINST A SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PLAYING ON SIGN WAITING FOR BUS,INJURED ARM/RT ARM APRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| 15 YEAR OLD MALE STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A SIGN WHILE AT CHURCH RESULTI NG IN A 1CM LACERATION TO THE RIGHT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT SLID IN WATER AND HIT SIDE ON *** DIVIDER AT GROCERY STORE YEST ERDAY, HAVING BLOOD IN STOOL TODAY; BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| SIGN FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT PUSHED CROSS WALK BUTTON AND WAS SHOCKED.DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK R HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT C/O "MY ARM GOT CAUGHT IN THE TURNSTILE" AT SUBWAY STATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT UNDER A SIGN IN A STORE, WHEN SHE RAISED HER HEAD SHE HIT IT ON THE SIGN, LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT WALKED INTO A METAL SIGN AT SCHOOL; EYEBROW LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HEAD CT-AT MOTEL-HIT BAR OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER CASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Public equipment |
| BEING CHASED BY FRIENDS AT 2130 AND RAN INTO A SIGN NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS DAZED. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FACIAL TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CUT WRIST ON SOAP DISPENSER AT SCHOOL LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CUT FOREHEAD ON SCHOOL SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Public equipment |
| CAUGHT LT ELBOW IN TURNSTILE C/O PN WITH SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON PAPER TOWEL RACK AT RESTAURANT; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A PAPER TOWEL HOLDER AT SCHOOL, HAND PAIN; BOXER'S FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT RAN INTO A PARKING METER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment, Lockers |
| PT. JUMPED UP TO PULL A SIGN OFF WALL AND AS CAME BACK DOWN CUT THIGH ON A LOCKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Public equipment |
| PT IN HIS YARD AT HOME CLIMBING ON A METAL FOR SALE SIGN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Public equipment |
| HEAD CONTUSION, PT RUNNING, BUMPED INTO A PARKING METER AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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