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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:19
Year 2002:15
Year 2006:159
Year 2007:5
Year 2009:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/14/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE AT HOME, HURT HAND. DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 08/09/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
11 YOF WAS SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE, CUT RT HAND ON IT DX: RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT PLAYING OUTDOORS, LACERATED HAND ON PIECE OF METAL ON CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SLIPPED, HIT HAND ON A DRYING RACK, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT CAUGHT HAND IN CLOTHESLINE, PUNCTURING HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SWINGING ON THE CLOTHESLINE AT HOME WHEN IT WRAPPED AROUND HIS RIGHT HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/1997Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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