Accidents - Refrigerators - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 387
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	27
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	66
Year 2001:	19
Year 2003:	6
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	22
Year 2009:	82
Year 2010:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 16 months	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: Refrigerators
16MOF PT GOT HER R ARM CAUGHT IN THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR, PT FELL AND ARM TWISTED. PAIN IN R FOREARM. DX R FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 2 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: Refrigerators
2 YO F CONTUSION TO FOREARM CLOSED ARM IN REFRIGERATOR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 2 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: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR DOOR HIT R ARM DX: FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Glass bottles or jars
PT DROPPED A GLASS BOTTLE OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND IT BROKE SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 4 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: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
CHILD TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF FRIDGE WHEN FELL ONTO ARM. D: FORE ARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT CLIMBED ON FRIDGE TO GET COOKIES AND FELL - HIT LEFT ARM. D: ULNAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2001	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/1998	Age: 3 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: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1997	Age: 4 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: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/1997	Age: 4 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: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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