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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,870
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STATES HAMMER FELL ON HEAD, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Hammers |
| FRIEND TOSSED PT HAMMER/MALLET TO DRIVE HORSESHOE SPIKES IN GROUND, MAL LET BOUNCED OFF GROUND, HIT IN MOUTH, TEETH BROKEN OFF; DENTAL INJURIES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LAC HEAD W/ HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT PLAYING AT HOME WHEN A HAMMER FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN KNEE WITH HAMMER DX: LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Bathtubs or showers |
| WAS USING A HAMMER & HAD 4TH DIGIT (R) HAND PINNED BETWEEN HANDLE & TUB ---(R) RING FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER FX.PT WAS USING A HAMMER AND INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| 15 YOF WAS IN TECH CLASS AT SCHOOL AND HIT RIGHT PINKY FINGER WITH A HA MMER SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT SELF ON THE LIP WITH A HAMMER. D: CONTUSION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT (L) INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER HAS FLAP LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| 13 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN FA CE WITH HAMMER. DX-FACIAL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| SPLITTING WOOD, METAL SPLINTER FROM MAUL WENT INTO ABDOMEN. FOREIGN BO DY REMOVED FROM UPPER ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT.INJ.NOSE AT HOME WHEN USING A HAMMER TO HIT A PIECE OF METAL & IT FLIPPED UP & HIT FACE. DX; LAC.NOSE / FACIAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LAC TO FINGER, PT WAS OUTSIDE PLAYING W/ SISTER, BUILDING A FORT , WHEN SISTER DRIPPED HAMMER ON PT'S HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT LEG WITH CLAW OF HAMMER. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| WAS HIT IN THUMB WITH SLEDGE HAMMER BY FRIEND DX:THUMB INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMERING METAL, RLL LAC W/FB DX; RLL LAC, FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| STRUCK SELF W/ THE CLAW OF A HAMMER LACERATION FACIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT.INJ.RT.FOOT AT HOME WHEN STEPPED ON A HAMMER. DX; LAC.RT.FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT WAS STRUCK WITH A HAMMER IN THE RIGHT HIP AND UPPER BUTTOCKS BY HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMERING WITH A HAMMER @ HOME, AND CUT FINGER ON HAMMER. DX 3RD FINGER FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT IN FACE BY FALLING HAMMER, LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT GRAZED ON TOP OF HEAD WITH CLAW SIDE OF HAMMER; SUPERFICIAL SCA LP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD WHILE HANDLING A HAMMER; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PATIENT HIT BY FRIEND WITH HAMMER WHEN BREAKING ROCKS AT HOME; CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| SCALP LAC-BROTHER ACCIDENTLY THREW A HAMMER @ PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Benches |
| HELPING DAD PUT FLOOR DOWN WHEN HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER, WENT TO SIT ON B ENCH, FELL,FOUND ON GROUND SHAKING;FOREHEAD/KNE CONT, IMPACT SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT L GREAT TOE W/HAMMER DX; TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SCALP LAC, 6 YOM, WAS HAMMERING A NAIL, WHEN RAIDED THE HAMMER OVER HEA D, HE HIT HEAD W/ CLAW PART OF HAMMER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND HIT PT IN FACE. DX: CHEEK LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS TRYING TO TAKE OUT A NAIL WITH A HAMMER AND HIT SELF WITH HAMMER ON THE FOREHEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT THREW A HAMMER AND IT HIT GLASS. D: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| FOREHEAD LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A HAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| RIGHT EYE CORN ABR. PT WAS POUNDING METAL WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE FLE W INTO EYE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK OWN FINGER WITH HAMMER-ACCIDENT-CONTUSION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER, MISSED OBJECT HE WAS AIMING AT, HAMMER HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER DX: ADMIT WITH A SKULL FX AND SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT AT HOME HIT SELF IN KNEE WITH A HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON BIKE/ DX L KNEE CONTUSION ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers, Pipes |
| PT HIT IN BACK W/ADULT HAMMER & HIT IN FACE W/PLASTIC PIECE OF PIPE YES T AT B-DAY PARTY YEST, NOW W/LOW BACK PAIN & HA; ABRASION TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH HAMMER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hammers |
| FINGER AVULSION - HIT WHEN HAMMERING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| BROTHER HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A HAMMER. DX SCARLYE WARNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STATES R INDEX FINGER W/A HAMMER AT 7 PM. DX. LAC R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS BREAKING UP A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WITH FATHER STRUCK SELF IN THE F ACE WITH A HAMMER LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT (L) 5TH FINGER WITH A HAMMER HAS LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT STRUCK SELF IN THE FOREHEAD WHILE USING A HAMMER SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 12 YO M LACERATION ABOVE UPPER EYELID HIT WITH CLAW END OF HAMMER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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