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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 109
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, House repair or construction materials |
| PT SCRAPED WRIST ON STAPLE STICKING OUT OF WOOD 2X4 A FEW DAYS AGO. ARE A RED AND INFLAMMED. D: SCRATCH, CELLULITIS, CONTACT DERMATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| PT WAS STAPLING INSULATION ALL DAY AND HAS PX. DX: L WRIST TENDONITIS, L HAND CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Heavy-duty workshop staplers |
| SHOT SELF W/STAPLE GUN R PALM DX; PW R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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