Accidents - Sinks - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,776
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	131
Year 1999:	280
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	126
Year 2002:	246
Year 2003:	162
Year 2004:	131
Year 2005:	210
Year 2006:	155
Year 2007:	321
Year 2008:	104
Year 2009:	535
Year 2010:	200

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 100 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: Laceration
Product: Sinks
100YOF, TRIPPED IN THE BATHROOM @ ECF&FELL AGAINST THE SINK >>ARM/LEG LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 58 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: Sinks
A 58 YOF GOT INTO ARGUMENT WITH RESIDENT AT NURSING HOME, WENT TO BATHR OOM, AND BROKE SINK, CUTTING ARM, NOT INTENTIONAL, LAC TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 65 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: Sinks
65YOF FX LWR ARM ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
61YOM WAS HELPING INSTALL A SINK AT SISTER S HOME WHEN LAC R FOREARM ON SINK EDGE DX 2.5 CM LAC R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 86 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: Avulsion
Product: Sinks
86YOM, FELL IN BATHROOM 2/2 WEAKNESS SCRAPING ARM ONTO SINK >>AVULSION/SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	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: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
67 YO F FELL IN BATHROOM FLOOR, HIT ARM ON SINK AT HOME. DX FOREARM FRA CTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
78 YOF PT WAS BENDING OVER WASHING HAIR IN THE SINK, STOOD UP AND FAINT ED. FX RIGHT RADIUS,, FX FIRST MTP, CONTUSION FACE, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks
PT SLIPPED IN BATHROOM STRIKING ARM ON SINK. DX: R FOREARM PX W/PRIOR DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
PT FRACTURED LOWER ARM WHEN HIT ARM ON SINK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 81 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: Avulsion
Product: Sinks, Toilets
PT SLIPPED ON A TILE FLOOR IN THE BATHROOM OF THE NURSING HOME WEDGED RIGHT LOWER ARM BETWEEN THE TOILET AND SINK AVULSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Tableware and accessories
FOREARM LAC. CUT IT ON PLATE WHEN TRYING TO REACH ON THE SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2009	Age: 89 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: Sinks
89YOF CLEANING UP WATER SPILL FROM UNDER SINK STRUCK RT FOREARM; ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 80 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: Sinks
HIT BACK OF HAND ON SINK, WEEK AGO , HAS HAD SWELLING UP TO ELBOW DX: FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	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: Sinks
HIT FOREARM ON THE SINK AT HOME LAC RT FOREARM *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
PT WASHIGN AT SINK WHEN SLIPPED AND BUMPED WRIST. NOW WITH PAIN. D: RAD IUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
PT WASHING HER HANDS AT THE SINK AND SLIPPED AND FELL SUSTAINED A CLOSE D HEAD INJURY AND LOWER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks, Drugs or medications
93 YOF HAD FINISHED DINNER, WAS AT SINK TAKING HER MEDS AND PASSED OUT FOR APPROX 3 MINUTES, WAS C/O RIGHT FOREARM PAIN AFTER FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM BROKEN SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
PT FELL IN THE BATHROOM AND HIT HIS ARM ON THE SINK. D: ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
LEFT FOREARM LAC.PT FELL IN TO A SINK AND LACERATED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 87 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: Sinks
LACERATION ARM; ? MINOR WOUND INFECTION: FELL AGAINST SINK IN KITCHEN 2 DAYS AGO, LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 76 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: Sinks
76 YO F FRACTURED RADUIS HX OF VERTIGO HAD HEAD IN SHAMPOO BOWL AT HAIRDRESSERS WENT TO STAND AND FELL INJURING ARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
SINK FELL, BILAT FA LACS DX; BILAT FA LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 94 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: Sinks
TURNED WONG IN KITCHEN HIT ARM ON SINK AND SMALL LAC TO EYEBROW AREA FX LOWER ARM WITH LAC TO EYEBROW
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 79 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: Sinks
PATIENT BENT OVER IN BATHROOM-HIT FOREARM ON SINK-LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 69 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: Laceration
Product: Sinks
ACC CUT FA ON WASHTUB RIM "LAC''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
81YRS FEMALE, VIA EMS, PT SLIPPED, FELL DOWN, STRUCK THE SINK AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ROM LIMITED, NO LOC, ADM ER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 64 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: Sinks
PT CUT R FOREARM ON EDGE OF TILED SINK DX: LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 77 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: Sinks
PT FELL AND HIT ARM AGAINST SINK. DX: ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Sinks
SKIN TEAR L ARM: HIT L FOREARM ON SINK AT LONG TERM CARE, SKIN TEAR L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks
PT AT HOME HAS A DIALYSIS CATHETER IN LEFT FOREARM AND FELL STRIKING AR M AGAINST THE SINK BROKE THE CATHETER LARGE HEMATOME- BROKEN CATHETER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SUST LAC TO R FOREARM WHEN DROPPED PORCELIN SINK ON PORCH AT HOME DX R FOREARM LAC W TENDON INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks
HOT COOKING OIL SPLASHED ON ARMS WHEN PUTTING IT IN THE SINK DX: BILAT. FOREARM BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT CUT RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A BROKEN PORCELAIN SINK AT HOME LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	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: Sinks
FOREARM AB-SCRAPED ARM ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Ceilings and walls
PT SAYS BATHROOM SINK FELL OFF WALL AND TRIED TO CATCH IT CUTTING LEFT FOREARM LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT ARM ON SINK IN BATHROOM DX: LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 93 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: Sinks
93 YOF SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT FOREARM ON KITCHEN SINK. CONTUSION OF RIGH T LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
52 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT CUT SELF ON BROKEN SINK @ HOME. E92 08
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2003	Age: 79 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Sinks, Radiators
FELL AND GOT LODGED BETWEEN RADIATOR AND SINK BURNING ARM ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 88 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: Sinks
88 YOM HIT ARM ON BATHROOM SINK. DX FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks
RIGHT ARM PAIN. PT INJURED ARM WHEN HITTING IT ON A SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
91 YO MALE CUT RIGHT ARM ON SINK AT HOME LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT WAS WORKING ONA PORCELAN SINK IT BROKE AND LAC HIS RT ARM +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks, Toilets
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME WAS IN BATHROOM AND FELL BETWEEN THE SINKAND T OILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2001	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2000	Age: 74 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: Laceration
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2000	Age: 95 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: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1999	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: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/1999	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: Laceration
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/1999	Age: 60 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: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/1999	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: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/1998	Age: 96 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: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1998	Age: 65 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: Laceration
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/1998	Age: 78 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: Laceration
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1997	Age: 78 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: Foreign Body
Product: Sinks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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