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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 788
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT INJURED USING PRESSURE WASHER; WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| USING HIGH POWER WATER SPRAYER WHENTHE JET STRUCK HIS HAND PUNCTURING I T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers, House repair or construction materials |
| R CONJUCTIVITIS; POWER WASHING YESTERDAY, DOES'NT REMEMBER ANYTHING GOI NG INOT EYE BUT WOKE THIS AM WITH PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| LACERATION ANKLE - 75 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HER RIGHT ANKLE FRO M SPRAY FROM THE PRESSURE WASHER SHE WAS USING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF EYES, THROAT & AIRWAY BURNING FROM ROOM FRESHENER SPRAYED AROUND BOARD & CARE. DX - CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT C/O FALL. PT FELL ONTO PUMP UP SPRAYER. DX POSS RIB FX LFT RT CHEST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT C/O CUT LFT HAND. PT CUT LFT HAND WITH POWER WASHER. DX DX LAC RT HA ND COMP. TENDON PARTIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT AT A CAR WASH TWO DAYS AGO USING A PRESSURE WASHER STRUCK RIGHT HAND WITH IT ABRASION THEN INFECTION CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SPRAYING FOR BUGS, SPRAYER PLUGGED UP & SPRAYED INSECTICIDE UP INTO EYE S & FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CLEAR OUT SOME STUMPS FROM HIS BACKYARD AT HOME USING A PRESSURE WASHER RAN IT OVER HIS LEFT HAND LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sprayers, Chemicals |
| CLEANING HOUSE SIDING WITH A CHEMICAL WITH A SPRAYER & SET DOWN SPRAYER & CHEMICAL SHOT INTO FACE CHEMICAL IRRITATION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT AT HOME USING PRESSURE WASHER, SPRAYED LT HAND UNDER PRESSURE, FB LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | 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: Sprayers |
| SPRAYED SELF W/ POWER WASHER. AB RIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sprayers, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| DX CONTUSION TO BUTTOCKS: PRESSURE WASHING DECK AND SLIPPED, HIT BUTTOCKS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Sprayers, Footwear |
| 57 YOM USING PRESSURE WASHER, STARTED SLIPPING, TRIED TO PREVENT FALL & SPRAYED HIS TENNIS SHOES W/ GREAT PRESSURE/2ND D. BURN BIG TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sprayers |
| PT FX TOE WHEN A PRESSURE WASHER ROLLED ONTO IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Sprayers |
| SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE: USING POWER WASHER EARLIER TODAY, FELT STING, SMALL AMOUNT OF TEARING (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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