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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,676
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2010 | 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: Televisions |
| 24YOF WAS SHOCKED 3 TIMES WHILE UNPLUGGING CABLE BOX DX: ULNAR NERVE RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 23YOM WAS WORKING ONA A TV AND LAC FOREARM ON BROKEN BACK COVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 25 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: Televisions |
| MOVING TELEVISION AND DROPPED IT ON ARM. CONTUSION FOREARM, LEFT. 25 YO F* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 23YOM APPARENTLY PUNCHED FIST THROUGH TV SCREEN, SUSTAINING INJURY TO RT FOREARM, HAS BEEN DRINKING. DX - MULTIPLE RT FOREARM LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 22 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: Televisions |
| 22YOF CARRIED A TV LAST NIGHT, NOW C/O WRIST PAIN DX;* (R) FOREARM C ONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| 16 Y/O/M PUNCHED TV AT HOME INJURED ARM LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED DX/ RIGHT ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 17 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Televisions |
| GOT INTO ARGUMENT WITH MOM AFTER TV FELL ONTO ***&WENT OUTSIDE&BURNT ARM WITH A CIGAR&TODAY SENT IN FROM SCHOOL FOR EVAL>>BURN/PSYCH EVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| FOREARM CT-24YOM-DROPPED A TV ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| FOREARM CONT. PUNCHED THE TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 25 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: Televisions |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN CUTTING A TV CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CONTUSION LEFT FOREARM-C/O PAIN AND BRUISING TO LEFT FOREARM WHEN A TV FELL ON HER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN PUNCHED A TV AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| 16YOM WAS HOME CARRING TELEVISION SET,IT BROKE LACERATED FOREARM; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 18 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: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT CUT ARM ON SHARP EDGE OF TV, LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| FELL AND HIT A TELEVISION AND HURT ARMFRACTURE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 24 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: Televisions, Alcohol |
| PT FELL INTO TV SET INJURING WRIST/FOREARM WHEN ETOH DRINKING DX: LAC TO FOREARM/WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | 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: Televisions |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT MOVED A TELEVISION AND LACERATED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT FELL PUTTING FOREARM THROUGH A LARGE TV SCREEN SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Television tables or stands |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO TV STAND AND TV FELL ON ARM, OR CARRYING TV AND TRIPPED AND FELL WITH TV FALLING ON ARM AT HOME; FORERM/HAND CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | 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: Televisions |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A TELEVISION ANTENNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PAIN LEFT FOREARM-TV FELL ON ARM-LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 21 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: Televisions |
| PT FELL INTO BROKEN TV. DX: L FOREARM LAC 10 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 17 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: Televisions |
| CONTUSION L FOREARM - HIT ARM ON TELEVISION REMOTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT SUS CONT TO LOWER ARM FROM TELEVISION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 21 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: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| 21 YO HAD TV TO FALL ON ARM FX ULNA CLOSED DISTAL END |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| LEFT FOREARM FRACTURE.PT WAS MOVING A TELEVISION AND DROPPED IT ON FORE ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2004 | 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: Televisions |
| TV FELL ONTO PT'S ARM. DX: CONT/ABR L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| STRAINED FOREARM WITH TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| L FOREARM LAC - HIT ARM ON TELEVISION WHEN MOVING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| RIGHT ARM INJ. PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND TO MOVE AND DROPPED A TV ONTO AR M |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING TV AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2001 | Age: 25 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: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2001 | 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: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2001 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2001 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2000 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/1999 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/1998 | Age: 19 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: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/1998 | Age: 21 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: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/15/1997 | Age: 22 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: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/1997 | Age: 24 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: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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