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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,409
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| GOT PIECE OF METAL FROM CLIMBING FENCE 1 YEAR AGO IN LOWER ARM, AWOKE T ODAY WITH PAIN WORSE. HAS ULNAR NEURITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CUT ARM ON FENCE, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SLIMBING A FENCE AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTIRE WOUND TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT DX LT ARM FX - S/P FALL TO A FENCE THIS PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS CLIMBING FENCE AND INJURED ARM WHEN FALLING ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury |
| REPORTS WAS CHASED BY A DOG&RAN ACCIDENTALLY INTO A FENCE INJURING FORE ARM>> CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 24 YOM LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON BARBED WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC TO LOWER ARM FROM BARBWIRE FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FOREARM INJURY FROM CUTTING LEFT FOREARM ON SHARP EDGE OF METAL FENCE. DX-LEFT FOREARM LACERATION (4 CM) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 2-3 DAYS AGO ACCIDENTALLY CUT FOREARM ON A FENCE NOW WITH WORSENING SWE LLING&REDNESS>> CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Animal induced injury |
| PT PINNED BETWEEN HORSE & GATE/FENCE @ RODEO;DRAGGED BY HORSE. RT FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 18 YOF CLIMBED OVER BARBED WIRE FENCE SUSTAINING LACERATIONS TO LEFT FO REARM, INSIDE OF ELBOW AND RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT INJURED ARM WHEN JUMPING OVER A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RT LOWER ARM LACERATION.PT JUMPED OVER A FENCE AND LACERATED LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT @ THE PARK AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM ON BARBED WIRE FENCE DX; LEFT FOREA RM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 22 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC ARM ON FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WITH LACS TO ARMS FROM WALKING THRU BARBED WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 17 YOM CUT ARM WHILE CLIMBING OVER FENCE LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| SCRATCHED ARM ON A RUSTY FENCE ABRADING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLIMBING OVER A FENCE HIS WRIST GOT CAUGHT ON BARBED WIRE. R FOREARM LA C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 19 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: Fences or fence posts |
| 19Y/O,M,JUMPED A FENCE AT HOME, FELL, CONTUSION L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL ON FENCE, CUT ARM. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF LACERATION TO THE ARM WHEN CUT BY A GATE.? |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PUNCTURED LOWER ARM ON BARBED WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FOREARM CT-HIT A GATE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL ON ELBOW LAST NIGHT WHILE JUMPING A FENCE DX: RADIAL HEAD FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 21 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: Fences or fence posts |
| RIDING A BULL AT FRIENDS HOUSE, FELL OFF INTO FENCE INJURING FORARM. D X; CONTUSION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL OFF FENCE;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| HIT LOWER ARM ON GATE AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT PULLING BARBED WIRE FROM UNDER CAR IN STREET CAUSED ABRAISIONS TO LOWER R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT FELL ON BARBED WIRE FENCE AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FOREARM, 5.8CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WORKING ON FENCE WHEN CUT FOREARM. D: FOREARM LACERATION 5CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 23 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: Fences or fence posts |
| FOREARM CT-HIT A FENCE POST-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 19 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: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT JUMPED A FENCE,PUNCTURED L FOREARM DX LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FOREARM JUMPING OVER A ROD IRON FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Alcohol |
| PT, WHO HAD 3 BEERS TONIGHT, WAS RUNNING AROUND W/ FRIENDS AND CAUGHT A RM ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. D:FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RADIUS HEAD FX-FELL WHILE JUMPING OVER A FENCE GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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