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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 211
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/04/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT INJURED HAND IN HOSP ELEVATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR WHILE AT THE DENTIST DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT CUT HAND GRABBING FOR SWITCH IN ELEVATOR DX:HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT SUST ABRASION TO HAND FROM ELEVATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
RT HAND SOFT TISSUE INJURY-PT INJURED RT HAND YESTERDAY WHEN AN ELEVATO R DOOR CLOSED ON IT AT ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
65 YO MALE GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR AT CASINO AND WENT DOWN THREE FLOORS - CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Elevators or other lifts
61 YO FEMALE TRIED TO HOLD ELEVATOR DOOR OPEN WITH HAND AND DOOR SHUT - CRUSHED HAND - LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
59 YO FEMALE WAS IN FAST MOVING ELEVATOR AND GOT DIZZY CONTUSION HAND - VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
DX LEFT HAND SPRAIN: CRUSHED HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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