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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,045
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| CUT ARM ON DOOR HINGE AT HOME. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT WAS TRYING TO TURN A STUCK DOOR KNOB AND DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA TO LOW R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT HAS ALZHEIMERS AND FELL AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL STRUCK LOWER A RM AGAINST A DOORKNOB HEMATOMA TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Day wear |
| PT PUTTING ON HIS PANTS AFTER GETTING UP FROM THE TOILET AND FELL FORW ARD STRIKING FOREARM ON A DOOR KNOBE LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| 89Y/O,F,INJURED L FOREARM ON DOORFRAME LATCH AT HOME, SKIN TEAR L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT AT SCHOOL IN THE BATHROOM STALL AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT L OWER ARM ON THE METAL LATCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT PLAYING W/SIBLING AND HIT ARM ON DOORKNOB AT HOME, NOW W/DEFORMITY A ND TENDERNESS TO FOREARM; FOREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Aspirin or aspirin compounds |
| 86Y/O,M,HIT FOREARM ON DOORKNOB, ON *** & ASA, LABS NORMAL, LFOREARM HE MATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| CUT LEFT FOREARM ON DOOR LATCH. LACERATION OF LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| L FOREARM LAC/88YOF CAUGHT L FOREARM ON A METAL LATCH ON CUPBOARD AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT FELL AND HIT R HAND ON DOORKNOB DX ULNA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT HIT ARM ON DOORKNOB AT HOME TODAY DX// FX RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT CAUGHT ARM ON DOOR LATCH AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Laundry baskets |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 82 YOF REPORTS SHE CUT HER RIGHT FOREARM ON HER DO OR LATCH WHEN CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET THROUGH THE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| 86 YOF HIT RIGHT FOREARM ON DOOR KNOB SUSTAINING A V-SHAPED LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| BUMPED INTO METAL FIXTURE ON DOOR DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Doors |
| 75YMC CAUGHT LOWER ARM ON DOOR LATCH/SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| FOREARM AB-HIT ARM ON DOOR LATCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND HIT HIS ARM ON DOORKNOB. D: RIGHT RADIAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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