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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 565
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HUMERUS CONTUSION- PT WAS DRINKING ETOH AND FELL GETTING HER ARM STUCK BEHIND A CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LACERATION ARM UPPER - 52 YOM REPORTS PUTTING UP SHELVES, FELL AND CAUG HT UPPER RIGHT ARM ON BRACKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LEFT HUMERUS FX. PT WAS MOVING A BOOKCASE AND INJURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SHE FELL AGAINST A CUPBOARD WHEN SHE TRIPPED AT HOME YESTERDAY. DX CONTUSION RIGHT HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| A BOOKSHELF FELL ONTO PT CUTTING HIS ARM. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 67YOF FELL FOREWARD AND HIT BOOKCASE DX: FX RT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 81 Y/O F INJURED L UPPER ARM WHEN FELL AGAINST METAL SHELF IN STORE. DX; LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RT UPPER ARM CT-OPENED A CABINET @ HOME-A CD TOWER FELL OUT & HIT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| INJURED R BICEP WHEN LIFTING A LARGE RACK. PARTIAL TEAR R BICEPMUSCLE $ |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RT UPPER ARM CT-@ HOME-WORKING ON SHELVES-SHELVES FELL ON PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME, TURNED TO WALK INTO THE KITCHEN FELL AND HIT HEAD CABINET. DX-FRACTURE HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| BUMPED INTO SHELF IN BATHROOM/SKIN TEAR UPPER ARM/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Step stools |
| PT ARRANGING THINGS ON A SHELF AT HOME ON A STEP STOOL WHEN SHE FE LL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL AGAINST CABINET CAUSING CONTUSION LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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