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Accidents - Decorative yard equipment - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 283
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Date: 11/09/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
FELL ON METAL GARDEN EDGING;DX LACERATED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT JUMPED INTO FOUNTAIN - IT WAS MORE SHALLOW THAN EXPECTED. ACUTE R F IB FX, LYTIC LESION L CALCANEAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT FELL OFF MAILBOX 4FT YESTERDAY AT HOME,C/O L WRIST PAIN, DX RADIUS FRACTURE - UNSPECIFIED, CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Decorative yard equipment
ALLERGIC DERM. PT BROKE OUT IN RASH WHEN WORKING IN YARD PULLING WEEDS AND FELL OVER A GARDEN ROCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PLAYING IN THE YARD WHNE HE TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS,SMACKED LEFT FOREARM AGAINST THE GARDEN EDGING AND CUT FOREARM. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment, Scooters/skateboards, powered
PT ON HER DAUGHTERS MOTORIZED SCOOTER AND RAN INTO A MAILBOX SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Decorative yard equipment
FELLOVER YARD ORNAMENT;DX STRAINED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LEFT ARM PW. PT WAS WORKING IN HIS GARDEN AND POKED HIS ARM WITH A TOMA TO STAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
RAN INTO LAWN ORNAMENT/FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT FELL HITTING ARM ON A PLASTIC MAILBOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Decorative yard equipment
LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A MAIL BOX AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Decorative yard equipment
PT FELL WHILE FILLING BIRD SEED CONTAINER. DX: R RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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