Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,263
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Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
SKIN TEAR (L) FOREAR, WALKING ON CARPETED FLOOR, LOST BALANCE, FELL, STRIKING ARM AND FACE ON CORNER OF CUPBOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 70 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: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
RADIAL HEAD FX-@ STORE-REACHING FOR A HIGH SHELF-FELL-HIT FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 76 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: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM WHEN REACHING FOR COSMETICS ON HIGH SHELF . D: DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SWUNG ARM INTO CLOTHES RACK AT STORE. DX: ABR L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AND CUT ARM ON VANITY STAND - LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON KITCHEN CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STRUCK RIGHT ON ON THE MEDICINE CABINET LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST BOOKCASE-ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
69YOM GLASS CABINET DOOR BROKE AT HOME INJ ARM DX/LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL @ HOME LAST NIGHT, HIT LT FOREARM ON CABINET. ACUTE SUPERFICIAL LA C LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL STRIKING LEFT LOWER ARM AGAINST A KITCHEN CABINET LACERATION AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 88 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FOREARM AS A RESULT OF STRIKING A CABI NET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST METAL CABINET, R FOREARM LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL AND ARM CAUGHT ON METAL BRACKET, NAIL CAME LOOSE FROM BRACKET AND BRACKET WENT INTO ARM. DX. LAC L FA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WAS HITTING A BUG AND HIT EDGE OF MEDICINE CABINET (METAL) LACERATING L. ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL & HIT ARM ON METAL SHELF FOREARM LAC / SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 71 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST CABINET DX. FOREARM CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 70 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FOREARM LAC-STUMBLED-FELL INTO A CABINET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 66 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE HIT A CUPBOARD DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER LT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT TRIPPED OVER RACK AT DEPT STORE. DX: R RADIAL/ULNAR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 75 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: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SCRAPED ARM AGAINST BOOKCASE TEARING SKIN ON FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
LAC R FOREARM - STRUCK ARM ON SHELF AND FELL TO FLOOR AT ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WORKING ON A CABINET AT HOME WHEN IT FELL ONTO HIS LEFT LOWER ARM LA CERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
STATES WAS SHOPPING AT A STORE AND A CERAMIC SHELF FELL AND HIT PATIENT ON R FOREARM. DX. CONT R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FB LEFT FOREARM.PT BRUSHED FOREARM AGAINST A WOODEN SHELF AND GOT A SPL INTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HIT RT ARM ON A SHELF DX: RT ARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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