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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 147
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| 66YO WHITE FEMALE TRIPPED OVER THE HOSE IN YARD AT HOME,CAUGHT SELF W HANDS,R KNEE ABRA, DX L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED HAND ONTO A RUSTY HOSE HOLDER >>LAC/SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT INJURED HAND FROM PULLING ON A GARDEN HOSE. DX: RIGHT HAND SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| HOSE NOZZEL WAS PULLDE ACCROSS THE DORSUM OF THE HAND, ?MECH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Knives |
| PT STATES WAS CUTTING HOSE WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HAND DX RT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT WALKING OUTSIDE,TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER HEAD,FELL ONTO SIDEWALK, NLOC,C/O L HAND PAIN,DX SYNCOPE-CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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