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Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 365
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Date: 12/13/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT RUNNING FELLMINTO FENCE CUTTING FOREARM DX LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL OFF FENCE;FX ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT FOREARM ON GATE C/O ACTIVE BLEEDING DX LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
SLIPPED OFF METAL FENCE DX: LAC TO LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT FELL OVER A FENCE AT HOME, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, SENT TO ED; BOT H BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Rope or string
PATIENT FELL WHEN SITTING ON ROPE FENCE OR TRIPPED OVER ROPE AT GOLF CO URSE; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Riding toys
PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO FOREARM AFTER RAN INTO GATE WITH TOY CAR, GATE BROKE OPEN AND FELL HITTING ARM ON GROUND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/24/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Playground equipment
PATIENT FELL WHEN CLIMBING ON FENCE OR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT PARK; BO TH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts, Slides or sliding boards
PATIENT WAS CLIMBING OVER A WROUGHT IRON FENCE AND FELL ON LOWER ARM, SLID DOWN THE SLIDE. DX-FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FALL OFF CHAIN LINK FENCE AT PARK FX FOREARM - BOTH BONES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/28/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL WHEN CLIMBING A FENCE, PAIN IN R FOREARM, ELBOW APPEARS SWOLLEN. DX. R FOREARM CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL OFF FENCE AND FRACTURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT CUT ARM ON CHAIN LINK FENCE AT HOME; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FRACTURED LOWER ARM WHEN FELL OFF FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
FOREARM LAC-BITTEN BY A DOG-WHEN PT REACHED THROUGH A FENCE-AT HOME
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/03/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
GAPING LAC TO ARM, HAPPENED WHILE CLIMBING OVER FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
CUT LOWER ARM WHEN FELL ON FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL AGAINST GATE DX. FOREARM CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
JUMPED OFF FENCE;FX FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT FELL WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB FENCE; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CLIMBING OVER A GATE WHEN HE FELL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT JUMPED OFF FENCE AND LANDED ON LEFT ARM. D: TRAUMA LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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