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Accidents - Greenhouse or gardening supplies - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 586
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Date: 12/12/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
SKIN TEAR: AT HOME TODAY & FELL, HITTING L ARM ON A FLOWER POT, SKIN TEAR TO ENTIRE L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
16 YO MALE - GLASS POT FELL ON ARM. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
LEFT RADIAL FX. PT WAS PULLING ON 50 POUND FLOWER POT AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2009Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
CUT LEFT LOWER ARM WITH GARDENING TOOL TODAY AT HOME LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
FELL ON TOMATO PLANT POT. DX-LAC FOREARM, UPPER BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
CUT TO LOWER ARM ON BROKEN CLAY FLOWER POT DX: LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
FELL WHILE LIFTING HEAVY FLOWER POT AT HOME FX LT RADIUS *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/24/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
TRIPPED OVER STAKE IN YARD FRACTURE / HEMATOM\A FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
ON ***,SCRAPED ARM ON FLOWERPOT DX:FOREARM ABRASION,COAGULOPATHY,THROM BOCYTOPENIA,NEUTROPENIA,LUNG CA ON CHEMO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Other unpowered garden tools
38YOF, GARDENING, SCRATCHED CUT WITH SHOVEL, LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2009Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
TRIPPED AND FELL INTO FLOWER POTS DX: R FA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2009Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Stairs or steps
PT WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS OF THE HOSPITAL AND FELL STRUCK LOWER AR M AGAINST A PLANTER FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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