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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,058
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT OPENING A CAN OF DOG FOOD AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LO WER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 55 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT SPRAINED HIS LOWER ARM AS A RESULT OF LOADING A CASE OF SODA ONTO A PICKUP AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT LEFT FOREARM ON THE LID OF AN OPEN TIN CAN LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 12 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: Metal containers |
| LACERATION FOREARM - PATIENT CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON TIN CAN WHEN OPENING CAT FOOD CAN AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT C/O A STACK OF CANS FELL HITTING LT ARM AND HAND .PT ALSO FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Metal containers, Lighters |
| PLAYING W/SPRAY CAN AND LIGHTER, R FOREARM BURNED. DX. BURN CHEMICAL F OREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 32 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: Metal containers, Knives |
| INJURED OPENING A CAN WITH A KNIFE DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| FRACTURED ARM WHEN FELL PUSHING METAL BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 44 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Metal containers |
| BRONCHITIS, RHUS DERMATITIS, PICKING UP SOME CANS, POISON IVY THERE, COUGH, CONGESTION 3 DAYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 47 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: Metal containers |
| CUT FOREARM ON A FOOD CAN DX: FORARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 47 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: Metal containers |
| 47 YO B, - BM - LACERATION LEFT FOREARM - ACCIDENTALLY CUT WHILE TRYING TO OPEN 5 GALLON PAINT CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 41 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: Metal containers |
| 41 YOF ROOFING, WHEN SHE SUDDENLY TRIED TO PICK-UP STUFF AND DID NOT KNOW THEIR WAS A TAR CAN BEHIND & SCRAPPED AGAINST HER-DX LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT FELL ONTO A METAL BOX. DX: 8 CM R FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT IN ALTERCATION WITH PLAYMATE STRUCK ON RT ARM WITH THROWN SODA CAN, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Glass bottles or jars |
| PT WAS PICKING UP CANS AND FELL OVER GLASS BOTTLE. DX: L FOREARM LAC 1 CM, RETAINED FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT ARM OPENING CAN FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT ARM ON A METAL FOOD CAN DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 35 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: Metal containers, Knives |
| OPENING CAN WITH KNIFE - SLIPPED FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Stairs or steps |
| FELL DUE TO ICE, CUT L FOREARM ON METAL BOX AND HIT CORNER OF STEP. DX . LAC R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT LOWER ARM LID FROM CAN OF GREEN BEANS DX LACERATION FORARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Metal containers, Hot water |
| PT BURNED FROM HEATING A CAN ON THE STOVE IN BOILING H20 TO ARM/ABD, 2 DEGREE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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