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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,569
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| BILAT ARM SWELLING. 34 YOF HAD SWELLING IN ARMS AFTER WEARING NEW BLUE JEANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| 78 YOF WAS COOKING WHEN HER CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND SHE BURNED HER FOREARM. NO FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Refrigerators |
| 68 YO M, C/O CUT TO ARM, WAS TRYING TO PUT ON PANTS AND TRIPPED HITTING HANDLE ON FRIDGE, DX ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| DX DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN (PTB) TO R ARM/SUPERFICIAL PTB TO EAR, BACK, BUTTOCKS: 23YOM TRIP & FELL ON EMBERED FIRE, CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 56 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: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| DX FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS/FX ULNA: 56YOF C/O L WRIST PN & SWELL'G S/P GLF. TRIPPED W GET'G DRESSED & LANDED ON LS; STRUCK L HIP, WRIST &ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 49YOF WAS OUTSIDE UNDER A TREE, FELT SOMETHING STING HER UNDER HER SWEATER ON RT FOREARM VERY MINIMAL PAIN, NO ITCHING. DX - INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 88 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Day wear, Doors |
| 88YOM, WAS WEARING SWEATSHIRT&SCRATCHED ARM ONTO THE DOOR >>SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| 32 Y MALE GOT BURNS TO FOREARM WHILE COOKING CATCHING SHIRT ON FIRE ADMITS ETOH DRINKING DX: BURNS TO FOREARM NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Day wear |
| 96YOM GETTING INTO HIS CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF *** SHIRT CAUGHT ON TH E DOOR HANDLE CAUSED HIM TO FALL CONTUSION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 16 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: Day wear, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| FOREARM LAC-16YOM TRYING TO CUT SOMETHING ON HIS JEANS AND THE RAZOR BLADE SLIPPED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear, Other ranges or ovens |
| A 52 YOM STATES SHIRT MELTED ONTO ARM WHEN IT WAS IGNITED BY STOVE AT H OME, BURN TO ARM, UNK IF F.D. ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| 11 YOM WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE, & HAD HIS SHIRT OVER HIS HEAD, TRIPPED, & FELL ONTO HIS LT ARM- SWOLLEN. DX; LT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Runners, throw rugs or doormats |
| 70 Y/O F WAS PUTTING ON HER SLACKS FOOT TANGLED IN THEM AND THEN SHE TR IPPED ON THE RUG AND FELL., INJURING HER ARM, DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 91YOF LIVES AT ASSISTED LIVING WEARING NYLONS SLHIIPPED ON FLOOR FELL HIT LOWER ARM ..LAC TO LOWR ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| 20 YOM SUSTAINED RASH TO ARMS FROM WEARING A NEW SHIRT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| FELL WHILE PUTTING ON PANTS FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS 90YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| 11YOF WAS RUNNING TO BATHROOM AND TRIPPED OVER HER PANTS BECAUSE THEY W ERE TOO LONG LANDING ON R ARM DX- RADUIS/ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| 53 YR OLD MALE HAD SHIRT CATCH FIRE BURNING ARM WITH 11%TBSANO FIRE DEP T |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| 25YOF-PT WAS COOKING AND GOT SLEEVE CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURN TO LEFT FORE- ARM. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT FOREARM* NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Day wear |
| RT ARM STR. 49 YOF STRAINED ARM WHEN PUTTING CLOTHES ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 88 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: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| RADIUS FX-88YOF PUTTING ON A PAIR OF PANTS FOOT GOT TANGLED SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 31 YOF HAD ARM PX AFTER PULLING UP PANTS. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Fences or fence posts |
| 10 YOM TRYING TO CLIMB FENCE, SHORTS GOT CAUGHT AND FELL, L WRIST PAIN DX: L RADIUS/ULNA FX, FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| 9 YR F TRIPPED ON CLOTHES ON TILE FLOOR;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Tables |
| 80 YOM TRIPPED ON PANTS AND FELL AGAINST COFFEE TABLE. DX: R FOREARM LAC 2 X 5 CM, CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| 78 YOF COOKING,SLEEVE CAUGHT ON FIRE; BURNAS LT WRIST TO ABOVE ELBOW. 1/2ND DEGREE BURNS/BLISTERS. DX:BURNS LT FOREARM,NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| 11 YR F SLIDING ON SOCKS AND FELL;DX FRACTURE D LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| 84 Y/O F SCRATCHED ARM IN ZIPPER LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 80 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: Day wear |
| 80YOM TRIPPED OVER PANTS AND FELL WHILE WALKING CONTUSION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 53 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: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 53YOF HAS A PICC LINE IN LEFT LOWER ARM CAUGHT IT ON SHIRT AS SHE WAS T AKING IT OFF DISLODGED PICC LINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| 12YOF WALKING DOWN DRIVEWAY AND TRIPPED ON HER PANTS LEG DX. FRACTURE RADIUS AND ULNA. TRANSFERRED. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Day wear, Cookware |
| A 34 YOM TO ER WITH BURN TO ARM WHEN HIS SHIRT CAUGHT ON A PAN AND HOT WATER SPILLED ON ARM, BURN TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear, Detergents |
| 30YOM HAS RASH TO ARMS, STS WASHED CLOTHES IN NEW DETERGENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| 6YOM FELL ONTO LT ARM, 2 DAYS AGO, HAVING PAIN, CAN'T BUTTON PANTS. DX; DISTAL RADIUS BUCKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| A 12 YOM SUSTAINED DOGBITE TO ARMS AND KNEES, WAS WEARING MULTIPLE LAYE RS OF CLOTHING, DOGBITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | 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: Day wear |
| 1.5 CM LAC. R FOREARM, REPAIRED: 18YOM CUT SELF ON PIECE OF SHEET METAL @ HOME, WEARING SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT @ TIME, 1.5 CM LAC. FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Day wear |
| 15 YO COOKING SAUSAGE AT HOME, SHIRT SLEEVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DX FOREARM BURNS, NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | 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: Day wear, Sewing basket articles |
| 20YOWM SEWING PANTS, WENT TO TEAR OFF THREADS W/MOUTH AND CUT LEFT FA. DX. LAC L FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear |
| 17YOM, CUT FOREARM WITH SCALPEL THAT WAS IN PANTS POCKET, USED IN A SCH OOL LAB PROJECT, LAC. L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear |
| 46YOM, C/O PRURITIC RASH TO THE ARMS&TORSO AFTER TRYING ON A SHIRT @ TH E STORE>>DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Stationary power drills and accessories |
| 64 YOM CAUGHT SLEEVE OF SWEATSHIRT IN DRILL PRESS. DX: 10 CM L FOREARM LAC, ANEMIA, HYPERGLYCEMIA, METABOLIC ACIDOSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Day wear, Soaps |
| 27YOF STAYING AT A HOTEL WASHED HER CLOTHES WITH WHATEVER SOAP WAS THER E IN THE SINK AND DEVELOPED A RASH TO LOWER ARMS CONTACT DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Doors |
| LEFT LOWER ARM LAC.89YOF CAUGHT SWEATER ON A DOOR AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | 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: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Day wear |
| 24YOM, C/O TINGLING TO THE TIPS OF 3RD&5TH FINGERS S/P WEARING TIGHT SH IRT>>UNLAR NERVER NEUROPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX DX FX LT ULNAR - 65 YR OLD BLACK MALE WEARING SOCKS,SLIPPED ON MARBLE FLOOR IN KITCHEN LANDING ON ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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