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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 274
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| WRESTLING W/ BROTHER AT HOME PLAYING AROUND HIT SOFA W/ FIST FX R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS JUMPING ON COUCH AND HIT HAND ON BROKEN ANTENNA. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT. FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME - SPRAINED FINGERS. DX. CONT R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
| FELL OFF SOFA AND FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| INJURED TRYING TO MOVE COUCH;PW, HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS OF LT HAND - POT PIE SPILLED ON HAND WHEN SITTING DOWN ON COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HIT HAND ON COUCH LAST NIGHT FRACTURE 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| R HAND LAC/14YOWF PRESENTS W/MOM WHE STATES CHILD CUT HERSELF AT M IDNIGHT ON THE METAL SPRINGS UNDER A SOFA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Matches |
| BURNED HAND WHEN PLAYING WITH MATCHES AND CAUGHT COUCH ON FIRE. NO FIRE DEPT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HAND CONTUSION - STRUCK THE BACK OF A COUCH WITH LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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