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Accidents - Computers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 472
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Date: 12/17/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT MOVING HOME COMPUTER STATES WRIST PAIN SPRAIN RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
WRIST STRAIN-AFTER PLAYING *** OVER THE WEEKEND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Computers
PT PLAYING 8-10 HOURS OF *** COMPUTER GAMES EVERYNIGHT USING A MOUSE NO W LOWER ARM AND WRIST HURT CARPAL TUNNEL RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
36YO WHITE MALE PLAYING ON COMPUTER-WRIST STARTED ACHING-THEN POPPED C/O PAIN, DX R WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Computers
PT BUMPED FINGER ON COMPUTER KEYBOARD, TO ER WITH PAIN, DX CARPAL TUNNE L SYNDROME/WRIST
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/12/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
PT CUT ARM ON BROKEN COMPUTER SCREEN DX: LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PAIN AFTER LENGTHY COMPUTER USE DX: WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT HAS HAS BEEN DOING ALOT OF REPETITIVE TYPING ON THE COMPUTER FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LEFT WRIST TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
RIGHT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN TYPING ON COMPUTER KEYBOARD FOR A LONG TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
47 YOM C/O RIGHT WRIST PAIN AFTER PLAYING VIDEO GAMES FOR FIVE HOURS, D X: TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2008Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT STRAINED L WRIST FROM OVER USE ON COMPUTER ATHOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers, Bowling
PT WAS PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND ALSO BOWLING, TO ER WITH WRIST PAIN, DX SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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