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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HURT WHILE LIFTING HEAVY TRASH CAN. DX- R FOREARM CONTUSION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT ARM ON METAL CAN. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-SUS LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM ON A TIN CAN. NO W HAS ABSCESS WITH DRAINAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| R FOREARM LAC. CUT W A PIECE OF METAL ON THE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| L FOREARM LAC. SLIPPED OFF CAN & CUT HIS ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO ARM, MANY SODA CANS FELL ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 33 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: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Knives |
| PT WAS OPENING UP CANWITH A KNIFE AND PUNCTURED(CUT) ARM, LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT FOREARM W A CAN. R FOREARM LACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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