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Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 553
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Date: 11/30/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
FELL WHILE RAKING LEAVES DX: R FOREARM & HAND CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT. SAYS RAKING LEAVES TUESDAY, PAIN ENTIRE R ARM. DX. MYOFASCIAL STRA IN, TENOSYNOVITIS, OVERUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
FOREARM CT-HIT ARM ON A SHOVEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
FOREARM STRAIN-@ HOME-SINCE RAKING LEAVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Drinking glasses
TRIPPED OVER RAKE AND FELL ON BROKEN GLASS LAC TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Other manual workshop tools
PT WAS USING GARDEN SHEARS, INJURIED HER FOREARM SUSTAINED " PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT FOREARM"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT-LOST BALANCE AND PT'S RIGHT FOREARM LANDED ON SHOVEL CAUSING A PUNCT URE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PIECE OF METAL FROM GARDEN WEDGE IN GARDEN FLEW OFF CUTTING LEFT FOREAR M LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
STATES WAS WORKING IN THE YARD AND WAS SHOVELING AND PLANTING A TREE C/O NECK AND NUMBNESS TO RT HAND. PARESTHESIA RT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
RAKING LEAVES FOR MANY HOURS C/O ARM PAIN DX: R FOREARM & WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Hammers
USING WEDGE AND SLEDGE HAMMER TO CUT WOOD SOMETHING CUT FOREARM DX LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS USING SHOVEL AND FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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