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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 533
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Date: 10/12/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PATIENT GOT CAST WET WHEN PLAYING IN SPRINKLER; WET CAST REPLACEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT FELL OVER HOSE AT HOME AND INJURED ARM. PAIN AT WRIST/SHOULDER AND U NABLE TO RAISE ARM. D: RADIAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
6 YOM TRIPPED ON SPRINKLER HEAD @ MUSEUM FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2003Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED, FELL OVER GARDEN HOSE AT HOME YESTERDAY INJURING LOWER ARM. D X: COLLES FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED ON GARDEN HOSE. DX: R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
13 YO FEMALE WAS PLAYING IN BACK YARD WITH WATER HOSE,GOT CAST WET,CAST GOT TIGHT,CAME FOR RE-CAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPE OVER SPRINKLER INJURING FOREARM DX FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER INJURING FOREARM DX; FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/19/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT'S UNCLE WAS BURNING LEAVES; HOSE WAS IN FIRE AND PT GOT HIT IN THE ARM WITH THE HOSE--------3RD DEGREE BURNS RIGHT FOREARM; UNK IF FD?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FRACTURE ULNA, DISLOCATED RADIAL HEAD, TRIPPED OVER A WATER HOSE AND LANDED ON CEMENT SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/19/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT INJURED FOREARM, TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLERO DX LAC FOERARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIP OVER HOSE FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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