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Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
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Date: 09/17/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
RT ELBOW STRAIN.PT WAS RAKING LEAVES AND INJURED ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
RT ELBOW SPRAIN-WAS SCOOPING UP A DEAD RACCOON-IN A SHOVEL & FELT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Coal furnaces
SHOVELING COAL INTO STOKER FURNACE AT HOME, FELL TO BASEMENT FLOOR INJURING RIGHT ELBOW. DX FRACTURE RIGHT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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