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Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 466
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Date: 12/10/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
REACHING ON TOP OF FRIDGE&FELT A PULL IN THE HAND " WRIST SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED WRIST SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
TRYING TO CLOSE REFRIGERATOR, STRUCK LEFT WRIST ON METAL ON REFRIGERATO R, DX: CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CLEANING REFRIGERATOR LEFT WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2006Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT WRIST CONT. PT FELL HITTING CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR IN GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
PT GOT ARM CAUGHT BEWTWEEB FRIGE AND WALL DURING SEIZURE DX: RT WRIST CONTUSION / SPRIAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2006Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRYING TO GET WATER FROM REFRIGERATOR DX: FX RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
SLIPPED FELL WHILE CLEANING REFRIGERATOR LEFT WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2006Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR/WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/14/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
C/O PT STATES WAS MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND DOOR OPEN AND FELL BACK ON ARM INJURING WRIST DX RT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O ARM INJURY. PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET AN ONION OUT OF REFRIGER ATOR. DX WRIST FRACT. CONT TO RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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