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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER FROM HIS DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND FELL FRACTURED R IGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products, Manual scissors |
| CUT F.ARM ON SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING PAPER. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON NEWSPAPERDX: FX LT ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT FELL FORWARD PICKING UP THE NEWSPAPER OUTSIDE. DX-DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT LIT A PIECE OF PAPER ON FIRE AT FRIEND'S & IT FLASHED DUE TO A GAS LEAK. FD NS. DX: 2.5% TBSA PART THICK BURN R ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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