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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 701
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| 26YM USING UNSPECIFIED WIRE DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO R LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 15 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PSYCH. PT.- SCRATCHES TO BOTH WRISTS- 3 DAYS AGO HAD X-RAY & IT SHOWED FOREIGN BODY (WIRE) IN RT. ARM. DX: RT. FOREARM FOREIGN BODY, CELLULIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Grocery or shopping carts |
| PT.CUT RT.FOREARM 2 HRS.AGO WITH WIRE FROM SUPERMARKET CART. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| LT FOREARM AB-INJURED ON RUSTY WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 32 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: Wire |
| WIRE MESH SPLINTER (HALF INCH LONG) WENT INTO L FOREARM, DX-ACUTE RETAI NED FOREIGN BODY L ARM, PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PET DOG AT HOME, DOG HAD WIRE STUCK IN ITS PAW, PATIENT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE WIRE AND DOG BIT HER LEFT FOREARM. DX LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| STUCK SELF WITH A PIECE OF WIRE DX. PW FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 85 YOF C/O LACERATION TO R FOREARM ON METAL WIRE DX: 3CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 28 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS POKED TO ARM WITH A STEEL WIRE, PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| TRIPPED OVER WIRE IN BARN, FELL FORWARD, C/O HURTING R WRIST. DX. FX R RADIAL HEAD/ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| FELL OVER WIRE, LANDED ON R ELBOW, FACE AND R KNEE. DX. FX R PROXIMALR ADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LACERATION TO LOWER ARM FROM WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON A CABLE WIRE AT HOME - DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY LT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 41 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: Wire |
| PRESENTING LACERATION TO RT.FOREARM WITH METAL WIRE TODAY APROX.10:00AM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 53 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: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| PATIENTT TRIPPED ON WIRE AT HOME AND FELL. D: RADIUS/ULNA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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