Accidents - Drain snakes - Year 2004

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 128
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Accidents - Age:

50+ years old:

128

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:

Face:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
HIT SELF IN FACE WITH A PLUMBING SNAKE DX: FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Drain snakes
WAS PULLING A DRAIN SNAKE INJURED FINGER...DISLOCATION OF PIP JOINT OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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