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Accidents - Christmas decorations - Year 2009 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 136
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Date: 12/22/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps
57YOM FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, HIT (R) WRIST & HAND ON STAIRS, HAS BACK PAIN DX;# CONTUSION (R) WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Christmas decorations
DX FB INSIDE CAST: 18YOM R SCAPHOID FX IN *** CAST; PT SCRATCH'GUNDERNE ATH CAST W A GLASS ICICLE ORNAMENT THAT BROKE OFF, NOW GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
3 YO LAC WRIST ON A GLASS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Christmas decorations
WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ANF FELL ONTO R WIRST DX- CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Christmas decorations
18YOM WAS PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RT WRIST FROM ANGEL ORNAMENT;WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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