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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT PUTTING UP STORM SHUTTERS AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT APPLYING METALIC HURRICANE SHUTTERS TO HIS HOUSE IN PREPARATION FOR THE STORM AND ONE FELL ONTO LOWER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Outdoor awnings or shutters |
| PT SITTING IN THE YARD WHEN A PIECE OF METAL AWNING BLEW AGAINST ARM L ACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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