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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 161
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:5
6-15 years old:69
50+ years old:86

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/22/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
9 YO M JUMPED UP TO REACH CLOTHESLINE AND FELL INJURING ARM. DX:SALTER HARRIS FX, RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
5YOF- PT WAS SWINGING ON A CLOTHESLINE @ HOME FELL ONTO LEFT FOREARM NOW WITH PAIN .DX FOREARM FRACTURE. DISTAL RADIUS ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7 YR F FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE ;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/25/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
79YOM CLOTHESLINE SNAPPED HIT HIM IN THE ARM/ MULT SKIN TEARS LT FOREAR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
82YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHESLINE FAINTED,FELL+LO C,R FOREARM ABRASION,L CHEEK ABRASION, DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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