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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
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Date: 11/06/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED ON SPRINKLER CUTTING FOREARM DX: LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FELL OVER GARDEN HOSE AT HOME, CAUGHT SELF DURING FALL ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND DX:FRACTURED DISTAL RT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
INJURY TO RIGHT WRIST- RUNNING & TRIPPED ON A HOSE AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE DX: DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FOREARM SKIN TEAR,SCALP CONTUSIONS - FELL WHEN RUNNING TO GET AWAY FRO M SPRINKLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER CUTTING FOREARM DX; LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE INJURING FOREARM DX: CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PATIENT WAS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN AND TRIPPED OVER A FIRE HOSE AND FELL.D X-SPRAIN RIGHT FOREARM AND WRIST. FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND A FIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
HIT IN RIGHT FOREARM WITH HOSEMULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE INJURING FOREARM C/O PAINDX; CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE INJURING FOREARM C/O PAIN DX; ABRASION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSE AND FX FOREARM AND RECEIVED HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/06/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON GARDEN HOSE, FELL ON FLOOR IN STORE DX. FOREARM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED ON WATER HOSE LANDING ONTO FOREARM C/O PAIN DX; CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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