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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 859
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| RATCHETING STRAP DOWN, STRAP KICKED LOOSE, HAS LACERATION FOREARM AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT REPORTS SUSTAINING FACIAL LACERATION WHEN WAS HIT ACCIDENTALLY WITH A *** CORD.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT C/O PAIN RT EYE AFTER GETTING HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD DX: CORNEAL A B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT PT. DX: R EYE HYPHEMA, POSS R GLOBE RUPT URE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| CUT THUMB ON METAL ON RACHET STRAP/ LAC RT THUMB W/FLEXOR TENDON DISRUPTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| *** CORD FLEW OFF TOOLBOX AND HIT PT ON FOREHEAD DX: EYEBROW LAC DX: EYEBROW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 52 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: Puncture |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| ACCIDENTALLY, STRUCK ONTO EYE WITH OVER STRETCHED *** CORD, IMMEDIATE L OSS OF VISION>>RUPTURED GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| *** CORD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT (L) THUMB DX- CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT IN EYE WITH *** CORD GLOBAL CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| 54 YOM HAD *** CORD SNAP BACK AND HIT HEAD LACERATION FOREHEAD LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YOM LACERATIONED LEFT THUMB WHILE TIGHTING HIS RACHET STRAP. DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 55 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: Other |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| C/O EYE PAIN/BLURRY VISION STATUS POST ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ONTO EYE ON SUNDAY WITH A *** CORD>>EYE INJUREY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| DX LWBS: LAC--CUT L THUMB CUTTING PLASTIC BANDS OFF OF PACKAGE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps, Motor vehicles or parts |
| CONT. RIBS (L): CHAIN STRAP BROKE, HIT L SHOULDER & RIBS FORCING PT ON THE TRUCK BED 3-3-08 NOT COMPENSATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| HIT BY STRETCHED *** CORD CAUSING LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT ON A BOAT AND FELL STRIKING FACE ON A HANGING METAL *** CORD SUSTAIN ED A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stretch cords or stretch straps |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AFTER ELASTIC STRAP SLIPPED HITTING PT I N FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 BY *** CORD CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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