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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS OUTSIDE SHOVELING SNOW OFF THE SIDE WALK WHEN PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON OUTSTRECHED HAND. DX: FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 38 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS AT HOME SHOVELING SNOW, FELL CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 66 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| FRACTURE RADIUS - 66 YO FEMALE FELL WHEN OUTSIDE SHOVELING AT HOME - SL IPPED AND FELL WITH ARM UNDER HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| RT ARM STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO MUSCLE IN RT ARM WHILE SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT STRAINED LOWER L ARM SHOVELING SNOW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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