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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Scales |
| 81 YOF, SKIN TEARS TO ARMS, PT WS RUSHING TO GET TO BATHROOM AND TRIPPED ON SCALE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| LOST BALANCE&FELL FROM STANDING POSITION SCRAPING ARM ONTO A SCALE, NOW WITH SLURRED SPEECH, H/O IDDM ON INSULIN>>ABRS/CONTS/HYPOGLYCEMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales, Doors |
| PT W/LAC BELOW R ELBOW, INJURY R KNEE AND R ANKLE, COMING OUT OF HER CL OSED, TRIPPED OVER SCALES ANF FELL FORWARD, HIT CLOSET DOOR. DX. LAC F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scales |
| PT FELL GETTING UP ON THE SCALE AT THE DRS OFFICE AND SUSTAINED AN ABR ASION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 69 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: Scales |
| HUSBAND FELL OFF SCALE ONTO PT AT CLINIC. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 66 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: Fracture |
| Product: Scales, Toilets |
| RADIUS FX-AIN BATHROOM-STUBBED TOE ON SCALES-FELL-ARM HIT TOILET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2000 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Scales, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/1998 | Age: 75 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: Scales |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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