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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| STATES HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. ACUTE NECK MUSCLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS WORKING AT HOME SWINGING A HAMMER AND PULLING NAILS OUT OF A BOA RD STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT INJURED NECK SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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