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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,099
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN FELL WITH A CLOTHES HANGER AND STRUCK EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 10YO HISP MALE HAD METAL HOOK OF A HANGER IN MOUTH,BROTHER PUSHED PT 1CM LAC TO BOTTOM GUM LINE, DX INTRAORAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 12 Y/O C/O EYE PAIN ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH CLOTHES HANGER. DX-LAC LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CHILD PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHEN POKED IN ELBOW WITH BROKEN PLASTIC HANG ER. D: ELBOW PUNCTURE WOUND, HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| POCKED SELF IN EYE WITH END OF WIRE HANGER. ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PLAYING AT HOME AND HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PLASTIC HANGER. DX CORNEAL AB RASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT ON A CLOTHES HANGER IN A CLOSET. DX LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| YESTERDAY FELL IN THE STORE&HIT FACE AGAINST CLOTHES HOLDER >>PERIORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| STEPPED ON HANGER;DX LACERATED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 DX CORNEAL ABRASION - S/P DUE TO DIRECT TRAUMA W/HANGER LAST NIGHT TO LT EYE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| DX LAC FOREHEAD, 1.5CM: TRIP'D W PLAY'G TODAY & HIT R FOREHEAD ON METAL SHOE RACK SUSTAIN'G 1.5CM LAC, BLDG CONTROLLED. NO LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Day wear |
| STRUCK LT EYE ON A CORNER OF A PLASTIC HANGER, WHILE TAKING CLOTHES OFF IT. EYE RED. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS PLAYING INBETWEEN CLOTHES RACKS AND HIT HEAD. D: ABRASION SCAL P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HIT WITH HANGER;DX LACERATED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO ROOF OF MOUTH WITH A PLASTIC COAT HANGER FE LL WITH IT IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Pipes |
| C/O CHEST WALL PAIN STATUS POST ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ONTO RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST WITH CLOTH HANGER VERSUS A BAR FROM THE CLOSET>>CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN POKED BY BROTHERS FINGER WHILE GRABBING FOR A CLOTHES HANGER. DX; SUBCONJUNCTIVITIS / HEMATOMA RT.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Footwear |
| STEPPED ON A RUSTY WIRE HANGER WHILE WEARING SANDALS. DX- PUNCTURE WOUN D R FOOT # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| RAN INTO CLOTHERS RACK AT STORE AND ABRASED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LAC EYELID ON COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A METAL HANGER VERSUS A RAIL THRU FOOT >>PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS JAGGED IN THE KNEE BY HANGER CAUSING LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 10 YO FEMALE STEPPED ON A METAL HANGER PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 12 YO F PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT STEPPED ON METAL HANGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX L SUBCONVJUCTIOVAL HEMORRAGE/L EYE CONTU: PT W MOTHER AT STORE MOM W CLOTHES W METAL HANGERS DRAPPED OVER ARM TURNED STRUCK PT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Other toys |
| PENIS LAC. FELL OFF BED LANDED ON VARIOUS TOYS/ HANGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Power lawn mowers |
| PATIENT WAS MOWING METAL CLOTHES HANGER WAS STROWN AND STRUCK PATIENT'S LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 WAS @ HOME WAS POKED WITH A PLASTIC HANGER TO EYE. NOW RED AND EYE BLURRY. DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH METAL CLOTHES HANGERS AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE R EYEL ID WITH ONE. DX R EYELID CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PW L EYE W/COAT HANGER DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| FELL WITH HANGER/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT CAUGHT WRIST IN HANGER WHILE FALLING AT HOME; FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A HANGER ; CUT HEAD. D: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SLIPPED ON HANGER @ ***&FELL ONTO HAND >>FX >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RUNNING AT SCHOOL WITH A CLOTHES HANGER AND FELL. DX GUM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| R EYE PAIN AFTER HITTING INTO THE CORNER OF A HANGER. SUBCONJUNCTIVAL H EMMORHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Doors |
| H/O TIC, HIT IN EYE WITH COAT HANGER OR METAL HOOK ON BATHROOM DOOR AFT R BEING ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER CHILD, VOMITING; CLOSED HEAD INJURY, ABRAS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CUT HAND ON COAT HANGER;DX LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT IN ARGUMENT W/MOM OVER CHORES AT HOME,SENT TO ROOM,YELLED HE SHOULD DIE,PT FOUND TRYING TO WRAP METAL HANGER AROUND NECK; SUICIDAL IDEATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| POKED EYE W/METAL HANGER, EYE SUPERFICIAL INJURY, EYELID SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 TAKING COAT OUT OF CLOSET AND HIT IN EYE W/WIRE COAT HANGER, NOW W/E YE PAIN, BLURRED VISION, REDNESS & WATERING TO EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 WAS HIT IN RT EYE WITH HANGER AT CHURCH DX: RT CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON A COAT RACK, VOMITED. DX-CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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