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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 442
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:67
Year 2003:77
Year 2005:175
Year 2006:59
Year 2009:62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/04/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE PUTTING SHRIMP INTO THE FREEZER AT HOME DX// RIGHT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/05/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
BUMPED WRIST AGAINST THE FREEZER TENDONITIS WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: 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: 09/12/2005Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: 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: 07/19/2005Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: 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: 05/14/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
PT FELL OVER A DOG AND STRUCK WRIST AGAINST FREEZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Freezers
PT REACHING INTO HIS FREEZER AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO LEFT WRI ST ON A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE SIDE OF THE FREEZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers, Ceilings and walls
RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A FREEZER AND A WALL DX: CONTUSION RIGHT WRIST AND ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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