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Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - Year 2003 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:39
50+ years old:172

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/20/2003Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS RAKING LEAVES YEST HAS TICK EMBEDDED IN LEFT ARM TICK LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT HAD PX AFTER USING SHOVEL. DX: MUSCULOSKELETAL ARM PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
GOT SPLINTER FROM RAKE HANDLE IN ARM DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT RECEIVED PAIN TO UPPER AND LOWER ARM AFTER SHOVELING GRAVEL WITH SHOVEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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