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Accidents - Grocery or shopping carts - Year 2008 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 360
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Date: 10/28/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
HIT ARM ON GROCERY CART/ HEMATOMA RT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 4 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Grocery or shopping carts, Car seats
WAS IN A SHOPPING CART, IN CARSEAT, IN STORE, CARSEAT GOT CAUGHT ON A H HANGER, FELL, BABY STILL IN IT. DX: LT UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
RIGHT UPPER ARM CAUGHT IN BAR OF SHOPPING CART, WHILE @ STORE. DX HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
DX R UUPER EXT PARASTHESIAS: KNOWN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME P/2 15MIN PARATHESIAS AND HEAVINESS W PUSH'G CART AT THE PX. FROM FINGERS TO SH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
DX R ARM LAC (S/P PRIMARY REPAIR) MECH FALL AND PUNCTURE TO R AXTILLA BY METAL SPIKE ON GROCERY CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
CHILD'S ARM GOT DAUGHT IN HOLE IN GROCERY CART. D:HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grocery or shopping carts, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO FLOOR WHILE GOING AFTER A RUNAWAY SHOPPING CART, FRACTURE OF RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2008Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
PT SUS FRACTURE TO UPPER ARM DUE TO FALL OUT OF SHOPPING CART%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Grocery or shopping carts
71Y/O,M,PUSHING CARTS AT ***(NOT AN EMPLOYEE), SLIPPED, SHOULDER PAIN,A CUTE FALL WITH FX DISLOCATION OF R HUMERAL HEAD, ABRAIDED NOSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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