Accidents - Hammers - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 902
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	49
16-25 years old:	53
26-50 years old:	548
50+ years old:	250

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
CUT ARM ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE USING A HAMMER DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
ARM LAC WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Other manual workshop tools
PT GOT STRUCK ON FOREARM C HAMMER, WHILE USING A HAMMER&CROWBAR, SUSTAI NED" FOREARM HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
RADIUS FX-HIT WRIST W/ SLEDGEHAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT DROPPED A HAMMER ON LEFT FOREARM C/O PAIN LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
LAC TO LT FOREARM, ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
FORIEGN BODY IN ARM AFTER A HAMMER BROKE OFF AND A PEICE LOGDE IN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
HITTING 2 HAMMERS TOGETHER TO LOOSEN SOMETHING, METAL FROM ONE HIT SKIN L FA. DX. LAC FB L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT HAMMERING A PIECE OF METAL AT HOME WHEN METAL BROKE OFF AND LODGED I N FOREARM. D: FOREIGN BODY AND LACERATION, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
INJURED WRIST AT HOME TODAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT HAMMER TOGETHER; LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; PW ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
PT C/O METAL IN LFT FOREARM. PT WAS HITTING CHISEL WITH HAMMER PIECE BR OKE OFF AND WENT INTO SKIN. DX LACERATION FOREIGN BODY LFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PIECE OF METAL FA, HAMMERING, HEARD SOMETHING EXPLODE DX: FB REMOVAL L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
41 YOM CUT HIS ARM ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-HAMMERING A NAIL-HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 27 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: Hammers
HAMMERING OTHER HAMMER AND IT SHOT OUT STRIKING FOREARM AND DEEPLY LAC ITG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PT STRAINED RT FOREARM WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
37 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN FOREARM W/ A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PIECE OF METAL WEDGE HIT PT WHEN HE HIT IT W/SLEDGE HAMMER CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L FOREARM FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Chairs
TRYING TO HOT CHAIR WITH HAMMER, HIT SELF DX. FOREARM CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WRIST W/MAUL WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: R WRIST/ULNA STYLOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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