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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 279
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| PT. WAS TRYING TO BURN A DESIGN ON HIS FOREARM WITH A HOT PAPER CLIP NOW HAS PAIN/BURN TO HIS FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Other containers |
| PT INJURED WHEN REACHING INTO BOX AND CUT ARM ON STAPLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 75 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: Desk supplies |
| L RADIUS FX/75YOF AT 3:30P TODAY TRIPPED OVER A YARD STICK AND INJURED L WRIST/ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 50 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: Desk supplies |
| PT ST STAPLES FELL ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 54 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: Desk supplies |
| 54 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO ARM. PT GOT STAPLE IN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 13 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: Desk supplies |
| PATIENT STABBED HIS ARM USING A PAPER CLIP; FOREARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Desk supplies |
| STABBED SELF BY ACCIDENT WITH LETTER OPENERPUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 12 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: Desk supplies |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO TATTOO SELF WITH ERASER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desk supplies, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CUT BY STAPLE ON BACK OF COUCH/LT ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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