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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2002 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 370
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:301
26-50 years old:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/06/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
37 YOMC TRYING TO REMOVE CLOTHESLINE OUT OF GROUND AT HOME, PULLED BACK WARDS & FELL/ SPRAIN LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL WHILE CLIMBING ON A CLOTHES LINE AT HOME FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
WAS PLAYING AND SMACKED HER LT ARM ON A CLOTHESLINE POLE. FX LT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/04/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7 YOWF WAS CLIMBING ON CLOTHES WIE WHEN SHE JUMPED OFF AND LANDED ON HE R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
13 YOF FELL OFF CLOTHS LINEDX SPRAIN OF L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7YOF PLAYING ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME, FELL OFF INJURING HER WRIST DX: FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL FROM SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME, & FELL FORWARD ON RT.SIDE & WRIST. DX: RIGHT WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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