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Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:14
26-50 years old:124
50+ years old:75

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/15/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD&FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR >>FOREARM SKIN TEARS/HIP CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Pet supplies
PT CARRYING A CAR CARRIER AND WENT TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE AND FELL FRA CTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
WHILE REACHING FOR THE PHONE PT ARM BECAME NUMB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Doors
RIGHT ARM INJURY, TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD, FELL AGAINST DOOR. DX-RIGHT WRIST/FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HAD MUSCLE SPASM IN FOREARM WHILE HOLDING PHONE/FOREARM MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2008Age: 93 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
93YOM WAS ANSWERING THE PHONE,FELL HITTING FLOOR; POSSIBLE FOREARM INJURY,FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/18/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
DX R COLLES FXR; R ULNAR STYLOID, R SCAPHOLUNATE DIS: FELL ONTO FLEXED WRIST WHILE HOLDING CELL PHONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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