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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 113
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER CUTTING FOREARM DX; LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PATIENT WAS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN AND TRIPPED OVER A FIRE HOSE AND FELL.D X-SPRAIN RIGHT FOREARM AND WRIST. FIRE DEPT. DID NOT ATTEND A FIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE INJURING FOREARM C/O PAIN DX; ABRASION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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