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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CUTTING OFF GUTTERS AND CUT WRIST ON GUTTER LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING IN YARD. TRIPPED OVER RAIN GUTTER FALLING ONTO HAND S. FX: WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT. FELL ON DOWNSPOUT AT HOME TODAY. DX. FX. L DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT INJURED LIFTING GUTTERS; WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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