Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,182
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	43
Year 1998:	102
Year 1999:	120
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	230
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	377
Year 2004:	156
Year 2005:	97
Year 2006:	144
Year 2007:	303
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	115
Year 2010:	380

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Tables
89 Y/O FEMALE WHILE TRYING TO ANSWER TELEPHONE TRIPPED & HIT ARM ON NIGHT STAND AT NURSING HOME DX: AVULSION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
76 YO F RESTRAINED DRIVER, TRYING TO FIND RINGING CELL PHONE, DISTRACTE D, HAD WRECK. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
54YOM SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FOREARM WHEN HE WENT TO ANSWER HIS CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING AND SLAMMED INTO A POLE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 85 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: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
85YOF LAC LWR ARM- TRIPPED PHONE CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 75 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: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Manual snow or ice removal tools
L ARM SPASM/75YOF C/O TINGLING L ARM.WAS ON PHONE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR USI NG THAT ARM.ALSO SHOVELED SNOW TODAY. WAS READING WHEN IT STARTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 72 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
R RADIAL FX/72YOF AT HOME AWOKE FROM SLEEP TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND FELL INJURING R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	Age: 92 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
TRIPPED TRYING TO ANSWE A TELEPHONE. DX-FRACTURE RADIUS, FACIAL LACERAT ION MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE, PT STATES WAS STUNG BY BEE TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT ON THE PHONE FOR TWO HOURS HOLDING THE PHONE TO EAR FOR TWO HOURS AR M NUMB THINKS SHE IS HAVING A STROKE ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 95 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: Telephones or telephone accessories
SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVAL OF ARM PAIN&SWELLING AFTER TRIPPED&FELL WHIEL TALKING ON THE ?CELL PHONE>>FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
RADIUS HEAD FX-MISSED A CURB-FELL IN THE STREET-WHILE TALKING ON CELL P HONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 85 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD&FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR >>FOREARM SKIN TEARS/HIP CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
93YOM WAS ANSWERING THE PHONE,FELL HITTING FLOOR; POSSIBLE FOREARM INJURY,FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS WALKING FROM KITCHEN AND TRIPPED ON PHONE CORD. PT LANDED ON HER LEFT ARM. C/P DIZZINESS. D: FOREARM CONTUSION, THUMB INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
SUSPECTED LEFT RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE - TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 64 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: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
TRAUMA LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS GOT TANGLE WITH TELEPHONE CABLE FALLING DOW N ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 80 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
PT WITH FRACTURED ARM IN TRIP OVER A PHONE CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 52 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
CONT L FOREARM/52YOF C/O PAIN L FOREARM AFTER DROPPING CELL PHONE ON IT .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
ARM HI BY CELL PHONE OF PERSON NEX TO HIM 9 CM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2006	Age: 72 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
PT FELL WHILE RUNNING TO GET PHONE. NO LOC. ARM PAIN. D:PNA, RADIUS FX, HYYPERGLYCEMIA. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT WAS REACHING FOR THE PHONE AND FELL OFF THE COUCH ONTO HIS ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 51 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
PT FELL WHILE REACHING FOR PHONE, FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2006	Age: 81 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
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE RUNNING FOR PHONE. DX: R RADIUS FX, FACIAL LAC 2 CM, HEAD/R ELBOW CONT/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2006	Age: 72 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
PT GOT UP TO ANSWER A RINGING TELEPHONME AND FELT DIZZY AND FELL SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN FELL OVER A PHONE CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT C/O PAIN TO BOTH ARMS S/P 2ND PERSON PULLED PHONE FROM HAND X8 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 87 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
87 YOF BECAME DIZZY WHILE TALKING ON TELEPHONE AT HOME AND FELL TO FLOO R BRUISING HER FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 76 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
PT TRIPPED OVER A TELEPHONE CORD AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2004	Age: 87 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
TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD TIBIAL STRAIN, LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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)

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 82 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: Telephones or telephone accessories
GOT UP TO ANSWER PHONE AND TRIPPED CONTUSING ARM AND HIP;ADMIT TO OBSER VE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/09/2001	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2001	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2001	Age: 63 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2001	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2000	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/1999	Age: 51 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1999	Age: 70 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, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/1999	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/1998	Age: 74 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/1998	Age: 69 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1997	Age: 74 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/1997	Age: 67 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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