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Accidents - Hammers - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 505
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Date: 12/22/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT SELF IN LT LOW LEG WITH SLEDGE HAMMER DX: LT TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2003Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
HAMMERING METAL BLL BEARING GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LEG DX: FOREIGN BODY RT. CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
RT LOWER EXTREMITY HEMATOMA,RT FOOT CONTUSION.PT HAD A HAMMER FALL AND INJURED LOWER LEG AND FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT HIS LEG WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. DX-CONTUSION , ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WAS CUTTING ROCK W/HAMMER AND A PIECE HIT LEG. DX: CONT/3CM LAC L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HAMMER DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
44 Y/O M INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN HIT IT WITH SLEDGEHAMMER AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Tables
PT BRUISED LEG WHEN CHAIR SLIPPED FROM UNDER HER AND FELL WITH HAMMERFA LLING OFF TABLE AND HIT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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