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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 642
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/20/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
16YOM HAD REFRIGERATOR FALL ON HIM YESTERDAY, WAS MOVING HEAVY THINGS AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE, H/O OI; ARM BRUISING, LUMBAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
12YOM SLIPPED AND FELL SCRAPING RIGHT LOWER ARM ON FRIDGE C/O LAC.DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
WAS HELPING HIS BROTHER MOVE A REFRIGERATOR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON TO HIS FOREARM DX- CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2009Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
BUMPED LEFT ARM ON REFRIGERATOR TODAY CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2009Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT INJ LT FOREARM CARRYING A REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Refrigerators
PT. WAS INJURED WHILE LOADING A REFRIGERATOR INTO A *** AT HOME DX: SKI N TEARS R FOREARM, R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
DX HEMATOMA L FOREARM/HIGH BLD PRESS/CARE PROVIDER FATIGUE: HUSBAND W ALZHEIMER/ LOST BAL W WALK'G FELL AGAINST WIFE HER FOREARM HIT REFRIG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Refrigerators
PT HAD HAND ON REFRIGERATOR, LIGHTNING STRUCK THE REFRIGERATOR, ELECTRI CAL BURN TO R ARM , NO VISIBLE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/25/2009Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
39YOM MOVING REFRIGERATOR ACCIDENTLY HAD IT STRIKE RT FOREARM ; FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Refrigerators
DX SUPERFICIAL R FOREARM SKIN AVULSION/TETANUS IMM: YTDY SQUAT'G IN FRONT OF FRIDGE, DOOR SWUNG OPEN, PT LOST BAL, FELL OVER AVULSION FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND DROPPED IT. WEDGED R FA BETWEEN REFRIGE RATOR AND FLOOR. DX. CONT R FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
MOVING A REFRIGERATOR, R FA PAIN DX: RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2009Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
35 YOF SHUT REFRIGERATOR DOOR ON LEFT FOREARM SUSTAINING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN HITTING IT ON REFRIGERATOR AND FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
2 YO F CONTUSION TO FOREARM CLOSED ARM IN REFRIGERATOR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2009Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LAC TO L FA ON REFRIGERATOR DX: FA LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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