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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF HER FREEZER WHEN THE LID CAME DOWN ON H ER HEAD AND SHE FELL DOWN/ WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| FRACTURE WRIST - 84 YOF FELL WHILE GETTING BLUEBERRIES OUT OF THE FREEZ ER IN THE GARAGE INJURING HER LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 81 YO LOST BALANCE WHILE OPENING FREEZER INJURED WRIST CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT FELL OVER A DOG AND STRUCK WRIST AGAINST FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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