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Accidents - Sprayers - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 521
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Date: 11/05/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sprayers
LEFT HAND CONT/SPR. PT WAS STARTING A POWER WASHER AND THE HANDLE HIT H AND,.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
TOUCHED MUFFLER OF PRESSURE WASHER DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PATIENT HAND ON HOT GENERATOR ELEMENT OF POWER WASHER AT HOME, MOM PUT HAND IN WATER; BURN TO PALM OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2003Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
LT HAND HIGH PRESSURE INJURY W/ SWELLING-HAND HIT WHILE USING A POWER WASHER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
TRAUMA RT.HAND.PT.REFERS THAT PRESSURE MACHINE.FELL ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
TOUCHED EXHAUST OF PRESSURE WASHER DX. HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
81YOM-LACERATION RIGHT HAND-CUT AT HOME WHILE USING POWER WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
BURNT ON EXHAUST OF PRESSURE WASHER-BURN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PT BURNED HAND ON EXHUAST PIPE OF PRESSURE WASHER; TB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sprayers
DROPPED A POWER WASHER ON HAND RIGHT HAND INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/29/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sprayers
PT USING A HIGH POWERED PRESSURE WASHER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sprayers
PT AT HOME AND BURNED HAND ON HOT PART OF PRESSURE WASHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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