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Accidents - Cardboard products - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 325
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:134
26-50 years old:15
50+ years old:174

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/15/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cardboard products
MOVING CARDBOARD BOXES CUT ARM ON BOX- DX LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 09/01/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cardboard products, Knives
41 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT ACC STABBED HER SELF W/KNIFE WHIL E TRYING TO OPEN A CARTON OF ICECREAM. E9203
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cardboard products
PT RECEIVED SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM WHEN HIT ARM ON CARDBOARD BOX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cardboard products, Gasoline
18-YOM SUSTAINED A BURN OF HIS FOREARM FROM A GASOLINE SOAKED CARDBOARD BOX AT A BONFIRE. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT INVOLVEMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cardboard products
PT HIT WITH MILD CARTON ON L FOREARM AT SUPERMARKET, LACERATION L FOREA RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cardboard products, Knives with replaceable blades
PT TRYING TO OPEN A CARDBOARD BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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