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Accidents - Hammers - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
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Date: 09/05/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
USING HAMMER AT HOME ON METAL WHEN PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF GOING INTO L FOREARM DX FOREIGN BODY L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
ACCIDENTALLY HIT ARM WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER DX: R FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2005Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB LEFT FOREARM.PT WAS HAMMERING ON A BOLT AND A PIECE OF BOLT SHOT INT O FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PIECE OF METAL FROM HAMMER BROKE OFF INTO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Manual filing or sanding tools
PT WAS HAMMERING METAL FILE INTO GROUND AND PUNCTURED ARM. DX: L FOREARM PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers, Ceilings and walls
42 YOM USING A HAMMER AT HOME AND STRIKES FOREARM ON CONCRETE WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
50 YO USING A HAMMER FELT PULL IN ARM STRAIN/SPRAIN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSION R FOREARM, PT STS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WITH A HAMMER AT HOME, C/O MODERATE PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO FX OR DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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