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Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
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Date: 11/03/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
LEFT WRIST FRACTURE.PT WAS RAKING LEAVES AND FELL ON WET LEAVES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS WALKING BACKWARDS RAKING LEAVES AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON RT HYPEREXTENDED WRIST RT WRIST BUCKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
73 YOF TRIPPED OVER RAKE IN YARDWRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT PRESENT WITH WRIST PAIN AFTER HITTING WRIST ON SHOVEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
55 YOM WAS DIGGING POST HOLES (UNPOWERED) AND DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN. RIG HT WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
WORKING IN GARDEN-STEPPED ON GARDEN HOE, TRIPPED & FELL. FX LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS USING A HAND GARDEN TOOL FOR FIVE HOURS CONTINUOUSLY WHICH INVOL VED SQUEEZING THE HANDLE- PAIN AND TINGLING IN WRIST- NERVE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT SHOVELING AT HOME, HIT PIECE OF BLACKTOP WITH SHOVEL. STRAINED RT WR IST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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