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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 168
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:5
6-15 years old:147
26-50 years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/27/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHILD FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE AT HOME. D: MIDSHAFT ULNA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PLAYING ON CLOTHESLINE POLE, SWINGING, FELL & BROKE RT. ARM DX: OPEN FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/24/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND FELL FROM CLOTHESLINEONTO CEMENT HITTING LEFT FOREARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FX L DISTAL ULNA/RADIUS; CHILD WAS SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
38 YOM LAC TO ARM FROM HOOK ON CLOTHES LINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT FELL WHILE BALANCING ON A CLOTHESLINE. D: FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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