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Accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 395
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Date: 12/13/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF STAGE DURING A PERFORMANCE AT SCHOOL. DX: L RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Chains
FILL OFF PORCH WHEN DOG WRAPPED CHAIN AROUND LEG/ LT ARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Ceilings and walls
19YOF WAS ON PORCH SWING,IT SNAPPED, FELL OFF, CEILING BOARD CAME DOWN STRIKING HER;FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
17 YOM FELL 6' FROM PLATFORM FORARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FX ARM- FELL PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Knives
PT FELL ON DECK AND A KNIFE WAS STUCK IN DECK AND PT CUT ARM LAC NOTED PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED DX/ LAC LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/17/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RIGHT FOREARM LAC. PT FELL OFF PORCH AND FELL OVER SLIPPERY ROCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO RT ARM DUE TO FALL 8 FT FROM BALCONY AT HOME. DX CLOSED FX OF UNSPECIFIED PART OF RADIUS (ALONE).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RADIUS FX-JUMPED OFF BALCONY-HIT ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL FROM THIRD STORY BALCONY TRYING TO GET INTO LOCKED HOUSE. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX, FACIAL CONT, R BUTTOCK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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