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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 377
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| AWOKEN BY PHONE, TRIP & FALL ON WAY TO ANSWER IT ARM SKIN AVULSION HIP ARTHRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 87 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 87 YOF FELL AND LOST BALANCE WHEN GOING TO ANSWER PHONE-DX RT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE/INTERMITTEN EPISODE OF CONFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Tables |
| LACERATION RT FOREARM-GOT UP TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND TRIPPED OVER THE C OFFEE TABLE, SUSTAINING A 10.5CM LACERATION TO RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AND AVULSED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 86 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE REACHING FOR TELEPHONE. DX. R IMPACTED DISTAL RA DIAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT WAS TWISTING AROUND TALKING ON THE PHONE AND FELL. DX-FRACTURE RADIUS, ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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