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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| RADIUS FX-RAKING LEAVES-FELL ONTO WRIST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Hammers |
| HITTING WEDGE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER, SOMETHING HIT LOWER ARM. DX: LACERATI ON LOWER ARM, METALLIC FB REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools, Beach chairs or folding chairs |
| PT SITTING IN A LAWN CHAIR AT HOME WHEN IT COLLAPSED AND SHE FELL ONTO A RAKE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 11 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PIECE OF METAL FROM SPLITTING WEDGE FLEW UP AND HIT PT. DX: L FOREARM LAC W/ FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PW LEFT FOREARM.PT HAD A PITCH FORK FALL AND POKE PT IN FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 42 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT LACERATED ARM WITH A WEDGE DX: 15 CM. LACERATION, LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| FOREARM AB-INJURED ON TOMATO CAGE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 47 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT INJURED SELF W/SHOVEL WHILE GARDENING. DX: R FOREARM CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 25 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: Other unpowered garden tools |
| DX RIGHT FOREARM STRAIN; SHOVELING AT HOME AND INJURED ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WORKING WITH A YARD RAKE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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