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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 58 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT LACERATED FOREARM WITH WRENCH WHEN WORKING ON CAR SPARK PLUGS. D: FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 74 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SLIPPED USING WRENCH LACERATING ARM, SKIN ABRASION R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 64 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: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| DYSPNEA RESOLVED, SHORTNES OF BREATH X 2 DAYS, IN GARAGE USING WRENCH, PULLES L ARM HEARD "CRACK" ARM HURTING SINCE, SENT FOR VQ SCAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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