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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 548
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Extension cords |
| 22YOF TAKING OUT TRASHCAN DOWN DRIVEWAY WALKING BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED O VER AN EXTENSION CORD LANDED ONTO ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 25 YR OLD MALE INTOXICATED AND PLAYING LEAP FROG OVER TRASH CANS AND FE LL CONTUSING ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A GARBAGE CAN & HURT (R) ARM DX;* (R) ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| C/O ELBOW PAIN&SWELLING AFTER SUSTAINED A FALL OUT OF DUMPSTER,1FTH OFF THE GROUND>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O INJURY TO RT ELBOW ON GLASS IN TRASH CAN WHEN TAKING OUT THE TRASH. DX - RT ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO ELBOW FROM STRIKING GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT @ ***'S-ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN GARBAGE CAN AND CAR-CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT ELBOW SPRAIN.PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A DUMPSTER LID AND INJURED ELBO W. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Rugs or carpets |
| RIGHT ELBOW CONT. PT INJURED ELBOW WHEN THROWING A PIECE OF CARPET INTO DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED OVER TRASH CAN&FELL ONTO ELBOW >>SPRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT ELBOW STR. PT WAS PULLING ON TRASH CANS AND STRAINED ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT ELBOW STR. PT STRAINED ELBOW WHEN PULLING ON A HEAVY TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD TRASH CAN FALL ON ELBOW; ELBOW CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC TO ELBOW AREA OF L ARM AFTER RUNNING INTO SOME GLASS THAT WAS STICK ING OUT OF A GARBAGE CAN. DX. LAC L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THE DAMPING THE TRASH INTO THE DUMPSTER THE LID SLIPPED ON ICE H ITTING THE PT'S ELBOW SUSTAINED" ELBOW CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| ELBOW LACERATION - 19 YOM JUMPED OUT OF A DUMPSTER AND LACERATED LEFT E LBOW ON A NO PARKING SIGN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT W/ HISTORY OF SICKLE CELL FELL FROM TRASH CAN SHE WAS TRYING TO KILL MOTH FELL ONTO RIGHT ARM. DX RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN/POSSIBLE ELBOW FRACTUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/1998 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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