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Accidents - Window screens - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 344
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Eyeball:76Lower Arm:71
Wrist:68Head:63
Finger:63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2010Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Exercise equipment
90YOM RIDING HIS EXERCISE BIKE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER A TAPE CASSETTE FROM ONE HAND TO ANOTHER,FELL INTO WINDOW SCREEN;SCALP LACERAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Window screens, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
WRIST SPRAIN: 56YOF TRYING TO PUT SCREEN IN A WINDOW, WINDOW WAS STUCK & IT POPPED & SHE HURT HER WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Window screens
53 YO F, C/O RT INDEX FINGER PAIN AND PIECE OF WIRE STUCK IN IT, FIXING A WINDOW SCREEN WHEN HER FINGER GOT STUCK WITH WIRE, DX FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Window screens
71YOF AT HOME R ARM INJ CAUGHT ON WINDOW SCREEN/ DX AVULSION R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Window screens
55YOM CORNEAL ABRASION HIT EYE INTO CORNER OF METAL WINDOW SCREEN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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