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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 481
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| STATES TRIPPED OVER FAN CORD IN THE KITCHEN AND FELL. DX. CONT R FA, R HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON FAN - MISSING FRONT COVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| CONTUSION LT F/O R/O FX STRUCK BYA FAN POLE IN THE ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FAN AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDO N FUNCTION NORMAL, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Light bulbs |
| PT CHANGING A LIGHTBULB IN A CEILING FAN AT HOME WHEN IT BROKE SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| TRIPPED OVER THE FAN CORD RESULTING IN A FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 20 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: Fans |
| PT CUT ARM ON FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT CUT FROEARM WHEN CAUGHT WRIST IN CEILINIG FAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| PT TRIPPED OVER FAN AT ***.DX: FX R DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CUT ARM ON FAN BLADE DX: LACERATION RT. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT ARM ON SCREW WHILE HANGING FAN DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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