Accidents - Hammers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,067
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	59
Year 1998:	105
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	66
Year 2002:	153
Year 2003:	111
Year 2004:	53
Year 2005:	67
Year 2006:	142
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	6

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 16 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: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT WAS STANDIG NEAR HIS DAD WHO WAS USING A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HAMMER AND LODGED IN HIS L FOREARM. DX FB L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 18 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: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
PT RECEIVED FOREIGN BODY WHEN USING A SLEDGEHAMMER AND A SPLITTING WEDG E. DX: FOREIGN BODY, LEFT FOREAM, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Motor vehicles or parts
HELPING BROTHER FIX CAR MOTOR, C/O BEING ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HAND, LOWER ARM, WITH HAMMER, DX; FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
18 YOM FOREIGN BODY ARM WHEN STRUCK WITH A METAL HAMMER AT HOME. HAMMER STILL IN ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 18 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: Hammers
PT WAS HAMMERING CONCRETE WHEN ONE PIECE POSSIBLY CHIPPED OFF ONTO FORE ARM. D: LACERATION, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2004	Age: 18 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: Hammers
ARM LAC WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers, Other manual workshop tools
PT GOT STRUCK ON FOREARM C HAMMER, WHILE USING A HAMMER&CROWBAR, SUSTAI NED" FOREARM HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
RADIUS FX-HIT WRIST W/ SLEDGEHAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	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: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND-@ HOME-HAMMERING A NAIL-HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT HIT WITH HAMMER; FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	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: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT HITTING METAL WITH A HAMMER AND PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
19 YO MALE CAUGHT FOREARM BETWEEN WOOD PILE AND HAMMER CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	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: Hammers
PATIENT WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STEEL SHAVINGS GOT IN HIS FOREARM DX-LACERATION FOREARM, FOREIGN BODY FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: CUTTING WOOD AT HOME, USING TWO SPLIT MALLETS, PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND CUT ARM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 18 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: Hammers
HIT W/ HAMMER; CONTUSION LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HAD PX SINCE HAMMERING 3 DAYS AGO.DX: ACUTE TENDINITIS R FOREARM/TH UMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 20 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
DX RIGHT LOWER ARM STRAIN: INJURED ARM WHILE SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER AT OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1999	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: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1999	Age: 18 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: Puncture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1998	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/1998	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1997	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: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1997	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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