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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,479
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND HELPING STRUCK FACE ON AN OVERHANGING AWNING LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Poles |
| LACERATION RT 4TH DIGIT: PUTTING METAL AWNING UP AT HOME, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN 2 METAL POSTS, AVULSION LACERATION FINGERTIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| WAS AT *** LAKE AND NOT LOOKING WHERE HE WAS GOING AND RAN INTO ANAWNIN G INJUING THE LT WRIST. COMMINUTED FX DISTAL RADIUS LT WRIST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS AND D EVELOPED CHEST PAIN ADMITTED FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS INSTALLING HURRICANE SHUTTERS ON MONDAY AND NOW HAVING PAIN IN N ECK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT ON HIS ROOF TAKING DOWN HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND FELL ABOUT 20 FEET FR ACTURED LOWER BACK AND PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT TAKING DOWN HURRICANE SHUTTERS WHEN ONE FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LAC ERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS STACKING HURRICANE SHUTTERS IN HIS GARAGE AND FELT A PULL IN LOW ER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT DROPPED A HURRICANE SHUTTER ONTO HIS LEFT THUMB LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICNE SHUTTERS YESTERDAY AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Bleaches |
| PT WAS WASHIGN HURRICANE SHUTTERS WITH A BLEACH SOLUTION AND GOT SOME I N RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS AT HOME AND SUATAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS IN THE HOT SUN AND DEVELOPED ABD PAIN AND NAUSEA DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP HURRICAN SHUTTERS AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| R 2ND FING LAC/59YOM AT HOME WAS TRYING TO PUT UP AN AWNING AND GOT FIN GER STUCK IN IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 70 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: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| AWNING PIPE FELL WHILE TRYING TO PUT IT UP&STRUCK LEG >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT SITTING IN THE YARD WHEN A PIECE OF METAL AWNING BLEW AGAINST ARM L ACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Ladders |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER 8 FEET UP PAINTING HIS AWNINGS AND FELL FRACTURED UP PER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters, Wooden containers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PALLET AND FELL TO THE FLOOR AT GROCERY STORE SPRAIN LT SHOULDER, CONTUSION LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN BARS OF AWNING HEMORRHAGE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| FELL 4 DAYS PRIOR - HIT CHEST ON AWNING CABLE OF MOBILE HOME CONTUSION THORACIC CAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT CARRYING SOME STEEL HURRICANE SHUTTERS AND DROPPED ONE ONTO RIGHT AN KLE LACERATION ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WALKING AROUND THE SIDE OF HER HOUSE AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON A MET AL AWNING LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 78 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: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT WAS CRANKING UP THE SHUTTERS ON HIS HOME WHEN HE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE THEN THE DEFIBRILLATOR FIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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