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Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 409
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Date: 10/09/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
57YOF TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OFF A RACK HIGH ABOVE HER,STRUCK RT ELBOW;ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT DEAF. PER INTERPRETER, PT STATES HIT R ELBOW ON A SHELF AT GARDEN R IDGE, HAVING PAIN SINCE. DX. CONTS R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2008Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
BACKING UP IN THE BATHROOM AND FELL, HIT A GLASS SHELF. DX. LAC R ARM, ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT C/O FELL INTO GLASS CASE. DX ELBOW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Day wear
PT HIT ELBOW ON CABINET WHILE PUTTING ON A SHIRT, CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS LIFTING A HEAVY CABINET AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN OF ELBOW, RIGHT ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW WHEN MOVING A CABINET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Ceilings and walls
L ELBOW CONT/54YOF 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME WAS YANKING HARD/PULLING ON CABIN ET AND HIT L ELBOW ON WALL. INCREASED PAIN SINCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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