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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 744
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Windows or window glass |
| PT WAS PUTTING A DRESSER INTO A CLOSET AND BROKE A WINDOW LACERATING RT HAND DX: LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AGAINST DRESSER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL AGAINST DRESSER AND HIT HEAD. LACERATION TO HAND AND SHOULDER BRUISE. D: SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT REACHED FOR SOMETHING BEHIND HER DRESSER AND CUT HER HAND 0N AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL DOWN LAST PM AND SCRAPED L ARM ON A DRESSER. SKIN AVULSION L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST A DRESSER CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STATES HE DROPPED A DRESSER DRAWER ON HIS LT HAND. SKIN TEAR LT DISTAL HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT CAUGHT HAND IN A DRAWER. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX ABRASION LEFT HAND: BUMPED HAND ON DRESSER DRAWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| N/V X ONE SYNCOPAL DURING BM, STRUCK DRESSER WITH HAND. LEFT HANDAVULS ION LACERATION, GASTROENTERITIS, SYNCOPE ESRA, REFUSED ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT HAND ON A DESK.DX: MINOR LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TOP OF CEDAR CHEST FELL ON HER HANDS SKIN TEARS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 71 YOF DRESSER DRAWER FELL ON HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT CLOSED DRESSER ON HAND C/O PAIN DX; CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STUCK HAND IN DRAWER, PUSHED DOWN FELT SNAP. DX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DRESSER DROPPED ON HANDDX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RT HAND LAC-REACHED UNDER A DRESSER-CUT ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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