Accidents - Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 985
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	263	Hand:	238
Eyeball:	145	Upper Trunk:	71
Head:	58	Foot:	58
Lower Trunk:	49	Knee:	48
Toe:	17	Ear:	17
Shoulder:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Hair dryers
WHILE AT HAIR SALON, COAT RACK FELL OFF WALL AND STRUCK THE HAIR DRYER SHE WAS SITTING UNDER. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
65 YO MALE STABBED HAND ON METAL COAT HANGER LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT THIGH CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A HANGER AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES SHE TRIPPED OVER HANGER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME SKIN TEAR CONTUSION RT HAND, RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CUT HAND ON HANGER - LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT CHASING DOG, SLIPPED ON COAT HANGER ON FLOOR, FELL LANDING ON SHOULD ER, STRAINED LT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
LAC L FOOT, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A HANGER AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, GAIT NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PATIENT TRIPPED IN A STORE AND FELL OVER A CLOTHING RACK. DX-CONTUSION TO HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CONTUSION TO KNEE WHEN STRUCK BY CLOTHES HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT USING A HANGER AT HOME POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
63 YEAR OLD FEMALE STEPPED ON HOOK OF A HANGER LACERATION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT CUT ON COAT HANGER; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
FELL ON COAT RACK AND FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
CUT RT. THUMB ON METAL CLOTHES HANGER DX: LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Stairs or steps
KNEE STRAIN-@ HOME-CARRYING HANGERS DOWN STEPS-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
EAR LAC-FELL INTO CLOSET-@ HOME-EAR CUT ON HANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
TRIPPED ON A COAT HANGER / FELL DX: L 3RD FINGER FX. / HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
COAT HANGER PUNCTURED PT'S THUMB. DX: R THUBM PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear
AT A MOTEL PUTTING HIS PANTS ON A PLASTIC HANGER -HANGER BROKE HIT HIM IN THE EYE CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE COMPLICATION - 82 YOF S/P HIP REPLACEMENT X10 YEARS H EARD A CRACK LEFT HIP AFTER BENDING OVER TO P/U HANGAR, NO BEAR WEIGHT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 84 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: Fracture
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
PT REACHING FOR A HANGER IN HER CLOSET AND FELL LANDING ON HIP DX HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION-SUS A 1CM LACERATIONTO FINGER ONSET BY BEING C UT WITH A WIRE HANGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A COAT HANGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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