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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 583
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FIFTH FINGER ON A NYLON STRETCH STRA P AT HOME LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT HAD A TIE DOWN STRAP HIT HIM IN THE EYE; HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT TYING THE AWNING DOWN OF HIS CAMPER WITH AN ELASTIC CORD WHICH FLEW UP STRIKING LEFT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED BACK DX. LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| STRUCK WITH *** CORD-LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| RT SHOULDER DISLOCATION.PT WAS PULLING A *** CORD AND INJURED SHOULDER. ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN LEFT EYE BY A *** CORD DX: CORNEAL ABRASION DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED BACK DX. LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT PULLED *** CORD AND WAS HIT IN HEAD. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM, L EYE C ONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| POPPED IN EYE WITH *** STRAP DX HYPHEMA DX HYPHEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE W/*** CORD. DX: L EYE PX. DX: L EYE PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Furniture |
| HIT BY A TIE DOWN STRAP AS HE WAS MOVING FURNITURE. DX. CONT HEAD, LAC FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FOUND BY ROOMATE WITH ELASTIC ROPE AROUND NECKCLEARED FOR PSYCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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