Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 297
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PULLING HEAVY GARDEN HOSE PARTIAL BICEP MUSCLE TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER A HOSE AND FELL ONTO CEMENT FX UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSEDX: RT. HUMERAL FRACTURE, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT FELL WALKING BACKWARD WHILE ROLLING UP A GARDEN HOSE DX: LT HUMERAL NECK FX+
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FX LEFT HUMERUS-TRIPPED OVER HOSE AT HOME INJURING LEFT ARM. ALSO HAS 1 CM LACERATION TO REAR OF HEAD W/HEMATOMA TO LEFT ELBOW.ALSO MID BACK PN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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