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Accidents - Foods - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 610
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:237
Year 2007:184
Year 2008:189

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/11/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Foods, Knives
PATIENT WAS AT A COFFEE SHOP LAST NIGHT, HAD TO CUT A HAMBURGER WITH A DULL KNIFE INJURING LT WRIST. DX-LT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2008Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Foods, Cookware
SCRAPING FOOD OUT OF A POT, FELT A POP IN LEFT WRIST DX: SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Hot water
PT INJURED AT HOME BURNED FROM HOT CHILLI BEANS AND HOT WATER DX" BURN TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Foods, Cookware
PT WAS COOKING FOOD AND HANDLE FROM POT FELL OFF POT WHILE CARRYING IT AND PT BURNED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/28/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Foods, Ice makers
GETTING DRINK OUT OF REFRIGERATOR, FELL HURT WRIST. DX WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/29/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Cookware
STEAM BURN TO RT WRIST FROM COOKING 1 WEEK PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Foods, Other ranges or ovens
PT INJURED WRIST LIFTING A HEAVY RIB ROAST OUT OF THE OVEN DX// FX LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT LACERATED HER WRIST W/KNIFE WHILE CUTTING COCONUT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Foods, Knives
PT WITH LAC TO WRIST, WAS SEPERATING FROZEN FOOD WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials
WRIST FX-SLIPPED ON MELTED BUTTER ON FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/05/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Foods, Knives
L WRIST PAIN CUTTING MEAT W/KNIFE DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Tableware and accessories
59 YOF SPILLED HOT CUP OF TEA ONTO LEFT WRIST SUSTAINING A BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Foods, Beds or bedframes
SPILT SODA UNDER THE BED, WENT TO CLEAN IT UP, SLIPPED&FOOSH " WRIST FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2006Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Foods, Paper products
PT SPILLED HOT COFFEE FILTER AND COFFEE ON WRIST. D:2ND DEGREE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2006Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Foods, Bags
PT WAS LIFTING GROCERY BAGS AND HEARD A POP IN LEFT WRIST DX: FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2006Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials
MAKING A SANDWICH, FELL INTO FLOOR DX WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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