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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 509
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 30YOM CARRYING A METAL CONTAINER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOW ER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 15 YR OLD HIT ON THE ARM WITH A SODA CAN AND INJURED ARM DX/ RIGHT FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF RT FOREARM - PT C/O CAN OF TUNA FELL ON HER ARM AT HOME 2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Bags |
| 6 Y/O F FELL ON TOP OF GARBAGE BAG & SUSTAINED CUT FROM A CAN PERTRUDIN G FROM BAG. DX LAC OF FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT ARM ON A BEER CAN WHEN ETOH DRINKING DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| OPENING CAN INJURED ARM ON LID LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT ARM ON TIN CAN LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT LAC ARM ON CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LIFTED 24 CANS OF SODAS AT HOME, HURT ARM. DX FOREARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS REACHING FOR A SODA CAN AND A WHOLE CRATE OF SODA CANS FELL ONTO RIGHT LOWER ARM CONTUSION LOWER ARM AT A STOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT (L) HAND ON A CAN DX;; ULNER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL STRIKING ARM ON METAL BOX. DX FOREARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| DX DIABETIC FOOT/CELLULITIS FOOT/OVERSUE SYNDROME L FOREARM/WRIST: L WRIST/FOREARM PN & SWELL'G OVER 1MO AFTER CRUSH'G CANS @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUSHING DOWN GARBAGE IN TRASH AND AND LAC FOREARM ON OPEN CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Knives |
| DX L FOREARM LAC: C/O L FA LAC X 2D AFTER ACC POK'G FA W KNIFTE YTDY WHILE TRY'G TO OPEN A CAN OF BEANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT FOREARM FROM A CAN AT HOME 2 HRS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Bags |
| PT FELL ONTO BAG OF TRASH AND ARM LANDED ON METAL LID OF A CAN; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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