Accidents - Refrigerators - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,550
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Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT CAUGHT HAND UNDER REFRIGERATOR. DX: FIFTH METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
MC FX-PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR 2-3 TIMES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
R HAND,WRIST PAIN AFTER HITTING REFRIGERATOR(PUNCHED).DX R HAND CONT/ WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LAC L HAND ON "PIECE OF METAL ON FRIG"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
DX:RIGHT 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE. PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR WITH HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PUNCHING REFRIGERATOR LEFT HAND FRACTURE 5TH MT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
25-YOM FRACTURED HIS HAND AS A RESULT OF STRIKING A REFRIGERATOR AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT INTOXICATED AND PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR, R HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PUNCHED A FRIDGE ON SATURDAY, INJURED RT 5TH FINGER. ACUTE 5TH METACARP AL FX@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
RT 5TH MC FX-AT HOME-PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR IN ANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR IN ANGER AT HOME SUST INJ TO R HAND DX CONTUSION MCP R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS HELPING MOVE A REFRIGERATOR ONTO A TRUCK AND PT SMASHED HAND. D : LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
HIT REFRIGERATOR WITH RT HAND 2 DAYS AGO, METAL SPLINT IN PLACE DX: RT METACARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
APPROXIMATELY 2230 HE PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR, A TREE AND A TELEPHONE POLE IN TOWN, HE WAS ANGRY, HAD AN ARGUMENT W/GIRLFRIEND. DX CONT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR. D: BOXER'S FRACTURE, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT HIT A FRIDGE WITH HIS HAND. DX RIGHT HAND FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
# 20 YOM STRUCK REFRIGERATOR DX FRACTURE R METACARSAL #5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
INJURED L HAND WHENLIFTING A REFRIGERATOR LAST NIGHT. R HAND FX $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT.INJ.RT.HAND AT BROTHERS HOUSE WHEN HELPING MOVE A FRIG.& IT FELL ON HAND. DX; CONTUSION RT.HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR AT GRANDMOTHERS, R 5TH MCP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FX 3RD METACARPAL - HIT ARM ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
PT STATES PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR & THEN A WALL AFTER HAVING A FIGHTWITH HER SISTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
BIL HAND PAIN PT HAD PUNCHED REFRIDERATOR BIL HAND CONTUSION UNSURE LOC ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
RT HAND BOXER'S FX-HIT A REFRIGERATOR W/ HIS FIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT GOT MAD AND HIT THE REFRIGERATOR; C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN DX: RIGHT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR LAST WEEK AT HOME, HIS RIGHT HAND IS STILL SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL. DX FRACTURE RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
BECAME UPSET AND STRUCK R HAND ON A REFRIGERATOR. R HAND FX $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
REFRIGERATOR FELL ON HAND FELL DOWN STEPS - CONTUSION HAND LUMBAR SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
R 5TH METACARPAL FX - HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
$RT HAND FRACTURE.PT PUNCHES A REFRIGERATOR AND INJURES HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUST INJURY TO HAND FROM REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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