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Accidents - Air compressors - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
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Date: 11/20/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
PT CUT ARM ON BLADE OF AIR COMPRESSOR AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
LAC. TO R FOREARM: HELPING FATHER MOVE AIR COMPRESSOR, IT SLIPPED, 2 CM LAC. VOLAR ASPECT R FOREARM,CUT ARM ON AIR COMPRESSOR, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Air compressors
PATIENT BRUSHED FOREARM AGAINST AIR COMPRESSOR YESTERDAY, BLISTERING, P EELING; BURN INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Air compressors
PT STATES A METAL SLIVER FLEW OFF AIR COMPRESSOR & LANDED IN (L) FOREAR M DX;* FB (L) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air compressors
FOREARM LAC-USING AN AIR COMPRESSER WHEN PRESSURE BUILT UP CAUSING COUP LING TO BLOW OFF HITTING PT'S ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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