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Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453
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Date: 10/31/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER BOOK BAG -FELL FRACTURE LEFT RADIUS DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Floors or flooring materials
66 YOF TRIPPED ON BOOKBAG FELL TO FLOOR FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT. USES A BACKPACK AND NOW HAS ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CHIDL FELL OUT OF BED OF MOVING PICK UP TRUCK AT 10MPH. GRABBED BACKPAC K AND DRAGGED DOWN ONTO WRIST. D: DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CHILD FELL OVER BACKPACK AT SCHOOL AND INJURED ARM. D:RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
1 YOM TRIPPED OVER BOOKBAG WHILE RUNNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CEREBRAL PALSY PATIENT STRAINED FOREARM WHILE PICKING UP HER BACKPACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PICKED UP BOOKBAG; PAIN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WAS GETTING INTO VAN AND TRIPPED OVER BACKPACK, HURT ARM. D: FRACT URE DISTAL RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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