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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,924
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| HAND CT-USING A DRILL AND HIT A NAIL,IT SPUN AROUND AND HE SMASHED HAND ON THE WOOD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| USING POWER DRILL AND HIT HAND LACERATION HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| SOFT TISSUE INJ L WRIST: USING ELECTRIC HILTI DRILL, BREAKING CONCRETE @ FRIEND'S HOUSE TODAY, TRIPPED, LANDING ON HAND, L HAND & WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Ladders |
| TOE SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA-35 Y/O M-DRILL/ BATTERY FELL OFF LADDER HITTING TOE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Clothing accessories |
| WAS HOLDING PORTABLE DRILL WHILE WEARING GLOVES AND TWISTED FINGER FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT CUT (R) THUMB ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS ON A DRILL DX;# LAC (R) THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DX PUNCTURE WD - R FOOT: MAK'G A SHELF FOR HIS SPEAKERS; BAREFOOT, US'G BATTERY POWERED DRILL. DROP'G DRILL ON R FOOT. DRILL BIT PUNCTURED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 22YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER FROM DRILL AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT INJURED (L) PALM WITH A PORTABLE POWER DRILL DX;* PUNCTURE WOUND (L) PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| LIP LAC-DRILLING A HOLE IN THE WALL,DRILL HIT A KNOT,SLIPPED AND HIT PT IN THE MOUTH AT FRIENDS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USING A DRILL IT SLIPPED HITTING L LOWER ARM/ DX FB L FOREARM (POSS WOOD SPLINTER) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DX R HAND PAIN: US'G A POWER TOOL-SCREW DRIVER-HIGH TORQUE SET'G GO'G THRU METAL; BIT SNAGEED IN METAL; DRILL KICKED/TORQUED INTO R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 48 YOM, USING POWER DRILL, DRILL LOCKED UP, HEARD POP IN WRIST, SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| WAS INJURED WHILE USING A PORTABLE ELECTRIC DRILL AT HOME. LACERATION, LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT AT HOME HIT R ANKLE WITH POWER DRILL BIT/ DX PUNCTURE WOUND R ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DROPPED CORDLESS DRILL ON FOOT CONTUSION FOOT # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS DIGGING HOLES IN HIS YARD WITH AN AUGER AND HIT A ROOT FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 41 YO M CELLULITIS TO THIGH DROPPED DRILL ON IT 1 WEEK AGO CUT FROM DRI LL BIT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FINGER SKIN AVULSION-HIT FINGER W/A DRILL WHILE BUILDING A DECK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PUT DRILL BIT THROUGH LOWER LEG AT HOME LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| BURNS TO FINGERS-WAS CLEANING GARAGE,PLUGGED IN A OLD DRILL AND GOT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| RAN DRILL BIT INTO FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS USING AN ELECTRICAL DRILL BIT AND ACCIDENTLY PUNCTURED LT THUMB DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT DROPPED DRILL ON (L) BIG TOE DX;# FX (L) GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT LAC FINGER WITH A 3/8" DRILL BIT, USING A DRILL GUN DX;* FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 22 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYELID GOT SOMETHING IN EYELID WHILE DRILLING A T HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS DRILLING HOLES W/*** AUGER AND IT FELL ON LEG. DX: R TIB/FIB FX . |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PATIENT C/O PAIN & SWELLING TO RT 2ND TOE, INJURY SUSTAINED YESTERDAY EVENING, WALKED INTO MOTOR DRILL. DX-TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PUNCTURE LOWER LEG - 29 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT SHIN - SUSTAINED WHEN USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT LAC LT 2ND DIGIT USING A CORDLESS DRILL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT HAD A PORT. POWERDRILL DROP 2 STORIES & HIT ON (L) CLAVICLE, IN STRE ET DX;; NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Clothing accessories |
| DRILL SLIPPED & GLOVE CAUGHT IN DRILL BIT INJURED HANDCONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT SUFFERED LACERATION TO BACK OF HAND WHEN PT PULLED IT BACK UNDER A DRILL BIT, DRILL NOT ON. DX: LACERATION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 62 YOM WAS USING A SCREW GUN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND HAD BIT GO INTO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, NOW HAS CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DX FX DISTAL RADIUS/FX DISTAL ULNA: CUTS TO THUMB & FOREARM, W US'G POWER DRILL WHEN "IT KCIKED BACK" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 16Y/O,M,DRILL BIT WENT THROUGH THUMB AT SCHOOL, PUNCTURE WOUND R THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| RAN INTO CORDLESS DRILL CASE AT HOME, HAS CONTUSION TO SMALL TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 14YOF IN JEWELRY CLASS AT SCHOOL USING A HAND DRILL,DRILLED RIGHT INTO RT THUMB,BIT WAS EMBEDDED IN THUMB;PUNCTURE WOUND,FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND DRILLED A HOLE IN FINGER PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS AT HOME DRILLING CONCRETE WITH A POWER DRILL, GOT A PIECE OF CONCRETE IN LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS USING A POWER DRILL AT HOME AND WIRE GOT WRAPPED AROUND FINGER DX: FRACTURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A PORTABLE DRILL TO PUT UP MINI BLINDS, PUNCTURED LT THUMB NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 42Y/O,M,USING A PISTOL DRILL AT HOME, DRILL ROTATED HAND, HAND INJURY, COMMINUTED FX R 4TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT USING DRILL-SLIPPED -CUT FINGER LEFT INDEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 52 Y/O GOT LEG CAUGHT IN FENCE POST AUGER. DX-FX FIBULA AND TIBIA, LARGE LAC KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS USING ELECTRIC DRILL AND IT SLIPPED AND STUCK IN TO PALM. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| C/O A WEEK HISTORY OF WRIST PAIN THAT STARTED AFTER USING AN ELECTRIC D RILL>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DRILLING SCREW & DRILL BIT SKATED INTO THUMB. PUNCTURE WOUND, ABRASION - THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| DRILLING AND TWISTED WRIST. DX WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PT WAS USING AN POWER AUGER AND WAS HIT IN RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT HAND, CONTUSION TO BOTH FOOT AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| 15 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER USING POWER DRILL THAT JUMPED DRILL BIT HIT FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN DRILL GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING STRIKE AT HOME. STATESR ECEIVED A ELECTRIC SHOCK. DX:ELECTRIC SHOCK TO RT LOWER ARM/NUMBNESS/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable power drills and accessories, Fishing |
| SPRAIN FOREARM - 51 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT ARM PAIN - WAS ICE FISHI NG JUST PTA AND WHILE USING AN AUGER THE STRAP CAUGHT ARM & TWISTED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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