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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| 26YM USING UNSPECIFIED WIRE DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO R LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Grocery or shopping carts |
| PT.CUT RT.FOREARM 2 HRS.AGO WITH WIRE FROM SUPERMARKET CART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| WIRE MESH SPLINTER (HALF INCH LONG) WENT INTO L FOREARM, DX-ACUTE RETAI NED FOREIGN BODY L ARM, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PET DOG AT HOME, DOG HAD WIRE STUCK IN ITS PAW, PATIENT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE WIRE AND DOG BIT HER LEFT FOREARM. DX LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS POKED TO ARM WITH A STEEL WIRE, PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| TRIPPED OVER WIRE IN BARN, FELL FORWARD, C/O HURTING R WRIST. DX. FX R RADIAL HEAD/ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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: Wire |
| PRESENTING LACERATION TO RT.FOREARM WITH METAL WIRE TODAY APROX.10:00AM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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