Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2008 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 180
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	102
50+ years old:	71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A METAL CLOTHES RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE, FELL OFF;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 10 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: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SWINGING OFF CLOTHES LINE-FELL- FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 6 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: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
AT HOME PT SWINGING ON A CLOTHES LINE,C/O R FOREARM PAIN DX R FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 66 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: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
TRAUMA RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHELINES FELL DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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