Accidents - Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes - Year 2005 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 88
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	66
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
RIGHT WRIST FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A DRAIN PIPE TO OUTSTRETCHED HAND AT HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT FELL ON DRAIN PIPE AT HOME, & CUT RT WRIST DX: RT. WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
PATIENT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL OFF LADDER. FRACTURE, LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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