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Accidents - Greenhouse or gardening supplies - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:15
16-25 years old:15
50+ years old:188

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/10/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
GARDENING AND STRUCK ARM ON A GARDEN STAKE GETTING A SPLINTER IN FOREAR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
L DISTAL RADIUS FX - FELL BACKWARDS OVER CEMENT FLOWER POT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2005Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
PT CUT LEFT FOREARM WHILE GARDENING C/O PAIN LEFT FORARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
63 Y/O F INJURED R FOREARM WHEN STUCK WITH RUSTY POINT ON METAL FLOWERP OT STAKE AT HOME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
DX LACERATION RIGHT ARM: SLIPPED ON WET DECK, HIT ARM ON BROKEN PLANTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A FLOWER POT AT HOME. DX-BILATERAL FOREARM SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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