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Accidents - Other unpowered garden tools - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 617
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Date: 12/31/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
KNOCKING LEMONS OFF TREE WITH PITCHFORK/FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2007Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
WAS PULLING SHOVEL OUT OF DIRT, FELL BACK, DX; L THIGH CONTUSION, L FOR EARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
DIGGING DITCHES IN YARD, DX: CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
FELL ON RAKE & PUNCTURED FOREARM DX: STAB WOUND FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
DX HEMATOMA RIGHT LOWER ARM: USING TOOL TO WEED, HIT ARM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT USING SHOVEL, FELL - FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
DOING YARD WORK AT HOME SUST INJ TO R ARM WHEN HOE FELL HITTING HER DX CONTUSION R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
STUMBLED,FELL RAKING LEAVES IN YARD AT HOME FX LT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2007Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Plants, trees and shrubs
RADIA HEAD FX (L): TRYING TO GET PLANTS IN BEFORE IT RAINED, TRIPPED OVER SHOVEL, L ARM INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
82YOM FELL ON BARROW TINE WENT INTO ARM LAC R FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Other unpowered garden tools
PT STATES GARDEN HOE FELL AND HIT PT ON FOREARM CONTUSION LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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