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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 244
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BUMPED LEFT ARM ON REFRIGERATOR TODAY CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT. WAS INJURED WHILE LOADING A REFRIGERATOR INTO A *** AT HOME DX: SKI N TEARS R FOREARM, R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 81 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| DX HEMATOMA L FOREARM/HIGH BLD PRESS/CARE PROVIDER FATIGUE: HUSBAND W ALZHEIMER/ LOST BAL W WALK'G FELL AGAINST WIFE HER FOREARM HIT REFRIG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 90 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| DX SUPERFICIAL R FOREARM SKIN AVULSION/TETANUS IMM: YTDY SQUAT'G IN FRONT OF FRIDGE, DOOR SWUNG OPEN, PT LOST BAL, FELL OVER AVULSION FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND DROPPED IT. WEDGED R FA BETWEEN REFRIGE RATOR AND FLOOR. DX. CONT R FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN HITTING IT ON REFRIGERATOR AND FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LAC TO L FA ON REFRIGERATOR DX: FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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