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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 924
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 53 YO F, C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER SLIPPING ON A HANGER AND FALLING, DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| A 62 YOF SLIPPED ON A COAT HANGER WHILE AT STORE, KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 63 YOF TRIPPED OVER A HANGER AND FELL TO FLOOR AT STORE CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 78YOBF PT TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES HANGER THAT WAS LAYING ON FLOOR, C/O PA IN L LEG, L HIP, ANKLE. DX. BIL KNEE PAIN, L FOOT TWISTED. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 72YOF, GETTING UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM&SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC HANGER&FEL L>>ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 62YOBF PT STATES STEPPED ON A CLOTHES HANGER EARLIER TODAY & HAS PUNC TURE WOUND TO L FOOT, HEAR HEEL AREA. DX. PW L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 88YOF FELL COMING OUT OF HER BATHROOM AND HIT HER L TEMPLE ON SHOE RACK -LOC DX- HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| 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, Caulking or spackling compounds |
| 54 YOM, PUNCTURE WOUND INDEX FINGER, PT. STATES WAS OPENING CAULKING WI TH METAL HANGER, HANGER SLIPPED, POKED INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 57 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON A CLOTHES HANGER WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE GARAGE AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 80 YOF CAUGHT LEFT FOREARM ON A METAL HANGER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 62YOF WAS AT HOME, STEPPED ON A WIRE HANGER CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 87YOF WALKING DOWN HER HALL AND TRIPPED OVER A CLOTHES HANGERS DX: SLIPPED AND FALL, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 51YOF TRIPPED OVER A HANGER. DX. CHEST WALL CONTUSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 53 YOF, FRACTURE TOES, PT. REPORTS SHE TRIPPED ON A HANGER, STUBBED 4TH 5TH TOES, PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 54 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL ON A CLOTHES HANGER AT WOMEN'S CENTER. DX: R FOOT LAC 1.5 CM, FIRST METATARSAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 63 Y/O M STEPPEN ON HANGAR CELLUITIS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX LAC FOREARM/CONTU FOREARM: 79YOF C/O BRUIS' & LAC TO L FOREARM AFTER RUN' INTO AN EDGE OF A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 61YOF SCRATCHED EYE WITH A COAT HANGER DX: HYMPHEMA LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| HAND HEMATOMA-73YOF-HIT HAND ON CLOTHES HANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX SYNCOPE/CHI: 86YOF ON **** WHO FELL STRIK' HEAD ON WOOD SHOE RACK; FELT LT-HEADED PROIR; THE SLOW MOTION FALL TO GRND HIT BACK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 51YOM CAUGHT EAR ON HANGER HOOK DX: RT EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 61YOF TRIPPED ON A COAT HANGER AND FELL ONTO SHOULDER FRACTURED HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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