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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 927
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| POKED SELF IN EYE WITH PLASTIC COAT HANGER RIGHT EYE SCLERAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT WAS BEING HAZED BY BAND MEMBERS & THEY WRAPPED A METAL HANGER AROUND HIS NECK, ATTEMPTED TO DRAG HIM TO GROUND, HAD CHOKING EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FRACTURED HAND WHEN HIT WITH CLOTHES HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps |
| PT SLIPPED ON HANGER. TRIPPED ON STAIRS & TOES WERE "BENT BACK". DX: CONTUSION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WRESTLING WITH BROTHER LAST NIGHT. FELL ONTO L HIP & LANDED ON PLASTIC HANGER. DX: L HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 12 Y/O B/FM CUT LOWER LIP WHEN FELL ON A METAL CLOTHE HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT EAR ON CLOTHES HANGER AT DEPT STORE. DX: .5 CM X .5 CM LAC L EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Ceilings and walls |
| RAN INTO COAT HANGERS ON WALL @ SCHOOL. LAC NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| WHILE PLAYING IN CLOSET, PT CAUGHT ARM ON HANGER AND FELL, FX UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SCLERAL INJURY-POKED EYE W/ METAL COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SISTER STUCK COAT HANGER IN EAR WHILE ASLEEP. PUNCTURE LEFT EARDRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON A CLOTHES HANGER AT WAL MART SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEES AFTER HITTING THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| COAT HANGER EMBEDDED IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HANGERS. R SALTER FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STEPPED ON A HANGER DX: FOOT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT POKED EYE WITH A BROKEN HANGER ON TUESDAY. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT C/O HANGER FROM CLEANER WENT INTO LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Beds or bedframes |
| HEAD LAC, PT JUMPING ON THE BED & SUST INJURY WITH A CLOTH HANGER, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT TRIPPED&FELL INJURING HAND ON A ?HOOK/HANGER SUSTAINED " HAND LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SLIPPED AT *** WHEN A CLOTHES RACK FELL AND HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD.DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STEPPED ON A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS HANGING ON A CLOTHES RACK AND FELL - HIT HEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| LAC TO TOE WHEN STRUCK ON HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RAN INTO METAL CLOTHES RACK FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SLIPPED ON HANGER & TWISTED ANKLE 2 WEEKS AGO. DX: SPRAIN ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers |
| LOWER LEG LACERATION, RAN OVER WIRE CLOTHES HANGER WITH LAWN MOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STRUCK HERSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A PLASTIC COAT HANGER ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HIT HER EYES W/A HANGER,REDNESS LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 9 YO RUNNING RAN INTO COAT RACK STRIKING FACE LAC CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT HAD A HANGER THROWN AT FACE AND INJURED IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS ALLEGEDLY BEAT BY BROTHER AND MOTHER WITH WIRE COAT HANGER LOWER BACK CONTUSIONS PT TAKEN INTO *** CUSTODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HIT FINGER ON WOODEN COAT HANGER AT SCHOOL 3 DAYS AGO; FINGER I NFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CUT R FOOT ON A HANGER SATURDAY NIGHT. DX: LAC FOOT/HEEL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC COAT HANGER; INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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