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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING YESTERDAY USING A SHOVEL & HEARD A CRACK IN HER WRIST, UNABLE TO MOVE HAND & FINGERS TODAY. DX - WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT. WAS DIGGING W/SHOVEL IN GARDEN YEST AND STRUCK A ROCK. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| SHOVELING DIRT SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| USING A HOE TO SCRAPE ICE AND SNOW TENDONITIS / CARPAL TUNNEL WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WS DIGGING W/SHOVEL AND HAS WRIST PX. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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