Accidents - Drinking fountains - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 577
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 1999:	68
Year 2000:	187
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	135
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	22
Year 2006:	14
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	80

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	362
26-50 years old:	199
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
RIGHT WRIST INJURY FROM HITTING WATER FOUNTAIN WITH HAND. DX- WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
PT TRIPPED OVER WATERFOUNTAIN AT PARK, FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
DX LEFT WRIST CONTUSION: HIT ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
FELL AND SLAMMED WRIST ON DRINKING FOUNTAIN DX: R WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
54 YOM LACERATED LEFT WRIST ON WATER COOLER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
13 Y.O. W MALE W/WRIST SPRAIN. PT WAS RUNNING TO THE WATER FOUNTAIN @ S CHOOL & SLIPPED & RAN INTO IT. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
12 YO BM - L WRIST INJURY - POSSIBLE GROWTH INJURY - LEANED ON HYPEREX TENDED WRIST ON WATER FOUNTAIN AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST ON WATER COOLER. DX: 3 CM LACERATION, REPAIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2000	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/1999	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking fountains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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