Accidents - Can openers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 157
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	87

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Can openers
PT USING A CAN OPENER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Can openers
PT FRACTURED WRIST AT HOME WHEN TWISTED WRIST WHILE USING A CAN OPENER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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