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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RT WRIST LACERATION >12 HRS OLD: CUT WRIST ON METAL FROM GUTTER AT HOME THIS AM, 2-3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER DOWNSPOUT IN AUNT'S YARD DX: FRACTURED LEFT WRIST TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 REACHED FOR GUTTER AND SLIPPED WHILE CLEANING ROOF & FELL 15 FT. DX: R TRIQUETRAL AVULSION FX, BILAT NASAL FX, FACIAL LAC 3 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL OFF A ROOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 21 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, Ladders |
| FIXING GUTTERING, LADDER SLIPPED, FELL CUT WRIST. DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT REACHED INTO A DRAIN AND CUT RIGHT WRIST. DX-LACERATION WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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