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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 181
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT.C/O PAIN TO RT.FOREARM AND ELBOW SUSTAIN WHEN FELL AND HIT ELBOW ON TRASH CAN. DX-CLINICAL RADIUS HEAD FRACTURE ELBOW FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL CARRYING TRASH BARREL + ETOH ELBOW DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LT ELBOW CT-@ HOME-FELL CARRYING GARBAGE CANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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