Accidents - Garbage disposers - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
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Accidents - Body Parts:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garbage disposers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LOWER TRUNK AFTER RUNNING INTO DUMPSTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garbage disposers, Flatware
LACERATION FINGER - 13 YOF REACHED INTO A GARBAGE DISPOSAL WHILE RUNNIN G TO RETRIEVE A SPOON SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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