Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Year 1998

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,219
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	527	Lower Trunk:	208
Shoulder:	86	Unkown:	84
Finger:	75	Wrist:	67
Lower Arm:	66	Head:	66
Knee:	18	Lower Leg:	18

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/1998	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/1998	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1998	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/1998	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/1998	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1998	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Furniture
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/01/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1998	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/1998	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/15/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/1998	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/1998	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/1998	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	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: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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