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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 941
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 80 YOF CAUGHT LEFT FOREARM ON A METAL HANGER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 79 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX LAC FOREARM/CONTU FOREARM: 79YOF C/O BRUIS' & LAC TO L FOREARM AFTER RUN' INTO AN EDGE OF A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 63 YOF FELL LAST NIGHT FEET TANGLED ON CLOTHES HANGER IN THE FLOOR. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 84 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| DX SKIN AVULSION, BLDG RESOLVED/SUBTHERAPEUTIC INR: HIT HER R ARM ON WIRE HANGER IN THE CLOSET 2 D AGO. TORN SKIN TO R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 69 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 69YOM, METAL COAT RACK FELL , CUT FOREARM, CONTUSION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT ARM WITH A HANGER. DX. FOREARM SKIN TEAR. JS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT LAC RT ARM ON A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 54 YOM TRIPPED LAST NIGHT ON COAT HANGER CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT LOWE R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FELL AGAINST CLOTHES RACK AND CONTUSED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT IN THE NURTSING HOME STUCK SELF ACCIDENTLY IN THE RIGHT FOREARM WITH A HANGER LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL PICKING UP COAT HANGER FROM FLOOR FX LT ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT FOREARM ON A WIRE HANGER. DX. AVULSION LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS CUT ON COAT HANGER IN CLOSET. DX: 3.5 CM L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT STATES END OF COAT HANGER PUNCTURED FOREARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT CAUGHT FOREARM ON COAT HANGER C/O PAIN RT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 71 YO MALE HAD COAT HANGER ACCIDENTLY GO INTO ARM MINOR ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION-ACCIDENTALLY SUS A 1/2CM X 1/4 CM LACERATION TO F OREARM FROM A CLOTH HANGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 83 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: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| GOT A METAL HANGER CAUGHT IN RT FOREARM DX: RT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 61 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: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 61YO M TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CLOTHES HANGER FX ULNA CLOSED DISTAL END |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| CUT LEFT FOREARM ON A METAL COAT HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2001 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2001 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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