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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 84 YOFC WAS PULLING SOMETHING OUT OF HER FRIG AND A SHELF FELL ONTO HER R. FOREARM/ LACERATION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND IT FELL AND IN JURED PTD FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| 84YOM MOVING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME FELL DOWN STAIRS INJ ARM AND HEAD DX/FX ARM AND CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER / FRIDGE FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Refrigerators, Motorized vehicles |
| PT USES A MOTORIZED SCOOTER TO GET AROUND IN NURSING HOME, RAN INTO THE REFRIGERATOR WITH SCOOTER AND FOEARM WAS PINNED .DX. HEMATOMA FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT CAUGHT ARM ON METAL PART OF REFRIGERATOR DOOR. DX: SUPERFICIA L LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS CUT ON BUTTER COMPARTMENT IN REFRIGERATOR. DX: R ARM LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BILATERAL FOREARM BURNS-WORKING ON OLD REFRIGERATOR WHICH CAUGHT FIRE- FD NS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING, THOUGHT SHE HAD TO CATCH REFRIGERATOR FROM FA LLING, HIT ELBOW. DX. SPRAIN FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| DX LEFT ARM LACERATION: FELL AND STRUCK ARM AGAINST REFRIGERATOR DOOR HANDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| SPRAIN (R) FOREARM, PT STS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, TENDERNESS & SWELLING, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NML. ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BUMPED FOREARM ON REFRIGERATOR AND CONTUSED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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