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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,065
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| RIGHT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN PULLING ON A STRAP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT STATES A *** CORD SPRUNG BACK AND HIT PT ON FOREHEAD AT HOME AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 63 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 |
| LACERATION LIP - 63 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS UPPER LIP WHEN ST RUCK BY *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 55 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 |
| LACERATION LIP - 55 YOM WAS PUTTING SOMETHING ONTO ROOF OF HIS CAR AND TYING DOWN WITH A *** CORD WHICH POPPED BACK HITTING UPPER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Fences or fence posts |
| *** CORD SLIPPED WHEN LOOSENED FROM FENCE PUNCTURING THUMB AT HOME. DX: LACERATION THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 58 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: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| TRIPPED ON A STRAP AT HOME FELL FORWARD ONTO STRECHED HAND...R HAND CON TUSION,THENAR EMINENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| CHI. PT WAS HIT WITH A *** CORD IN HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 55 YO HIT IN EYE BY *** CORD EYE INJURY EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 52 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHEN STRUCK WITH *** CORD AT HOME. DX; ANTERIOR PUNCTURE R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FRACTURE WRIST - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH WRIST PAIN - HIT OVER DISTAL ULN A BY STRETCHED *** CORD - STRUCK BY METAL HOOK ON *** CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| LAC LT ARM ON *** STRAP TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FX L 5TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH AN ELASTIC CORD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, TENDERNESS, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| STRUCK IN EYE BY METAL END OF *** CORD EYE BLUNT TRAUMA EYE BLUNT TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Tarpaulins |
| PT WAS FASTENING A TARP ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK WITH A *** CORD WHEN IT LET LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: *** CORD HIT FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| UNTYING *** CORDS OFF THE MATERIAL IN TRUCK CORD SNAPPED AND HIT LEFT S HOULDER CONTUSION LEFT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HEMATOMA L EYE/74YOM WAS STRUCK IN EYE WITH BUNGI CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| FX L HUMERAL HEAD & LAC R LOWER LEG ON TIE DOWN WHEN FELL IN VACANT LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| CAUGHT FOOT IN STRAP AND FELL RIGHT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT HAD A *** CORD SNAP BACK STRIKING LEFT THUMB YETERDAY AT HOME CONTUS ION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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