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Accidents - Faucets or spigots - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,002
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:148Toe:148
Hand:140Lower Leg:108
Upper Trunk:86Lower Arm:76
Lower Trunk:76Face:71
Upper Leg:63Neck:63
Upper Arm:17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Faucets or spigots
87 YOF FELT SNAP WHILE TURNING ON FAUCET BICEP SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
R THUMB LAC/59YOM LACERATED R THUMB ON BROKEN FAUCET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
52YOM PT SCRAPED LOWER LEG UP AGAINST A WATER SPIGOT DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Faucets or spigots
55 YOF STRAIN TO NECK S/P HITTING HER NECK ON THE SHOWER FAUCET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
81YOF WAS WATERING LAWN & HIT FAUCET WITH RT SHIN INJURING IT. DX - LT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
61 YOF FELL IN SHOWER THIS AM, HIT BACK ON FAUCET DX: THORACIC PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Faucets or spigots
57YOM BENT DOWN TO TURN OFF A WATER FAUCET DX: LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Faucets or spigots, Bathtubs or showers
ISOLATED RIB FX #9, RT: 51YOM FELL AGAINST SPIGOT WHILE TAKING A SHOWER BRUISING RT LATERAL RIB, THURSDAY, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
70 YOM, HAND LACERATION, PT. STATES LEANED OVER TO SHUT OFF FAUCET ON SINK, FELL, CUTTING HAND ON SPOUT OF SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
60YOF CUT 3RD TOE ON FAUCET LACERATION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
76 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE TRIPPED AT HOME OVER A FAUCET WITHOUT A H ANDLE INJURING LEG AREA- DX- LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
58 YOF THIGH LAC, SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE BATHROOM AND HIT HER THIGH ON A FAUCET, 4 CM "U" SHAPE LAC, 11 SUTURES, IMMOBILIZER AND CANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Faucets or spigots
TRAUMA RT.HAND.57YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE FIXING SHOWER HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2010Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Faucets or spigots
89YOF CUT RIGHT THUMB ON FAUCET AT NURSING HOME LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2010Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
93YOF HIT LOWER ARM ON FAUCET DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots
57 YOM-L FOOT/TOE PAIN-FELL ON ICE TODAY & JAMMED FOOT/TOE ON WEAY DOWN ON AN OUTSIDE SPIGOT DX TOE CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Faucets or spigots, Doors
56 Y/O MALE SLIPPED ON WATER IN BATHROOM CAUSED BY A LEAKY FAUCET FELL INTO DOOR. DX CONTUSION OF MANDIBLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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