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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,906
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Doors, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT CAUGHT ARM ON DOOR HOOK TODAY. HOOK EMBEDDED INTO UPPER ARM. D: PUNC TURE WOUND, HYPERTENSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PATIENT FELL AGAINST A DOOR WHILE GOING THRU A DOORWAY ON HER WALKER. DX-RIGHT PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| PT FELL WHILE SHE WAS LEAVING HER HOUSE AFTER PULLING OPEN A STUBBORN D OOR FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT JUMPED OFF SOFA AND HIT ARM ON DOOR - MOM THINKS ARM MAY BE BROKEN N OW. D; FRACTURE DISTAL HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| PT TRYING TO LIFT A DOOR WHEN HE FELT A POP IN LEFT SHOULDER SUSTAINED AN AVULSION FRACTURE TO LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL AGAINST DOOR THEN TO FLOOR DX BROKEN HUMEROUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| PT HX OF OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA WAS STANDING ON ONE SIDE OF A DOOR HIS MOTHER OPENED THE OTHER SIDE STRUCK IN LEFT UPPER ARM FX ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| 72 YO F FELL AGAINST DOOR INJURED ARM FX HUMERUS CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| TRIP OVER FRENCH DOORS FX HUMERAL NECK ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| PT HIT W/A DOOR WHILE WALKING OUT OF A STORE AND SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO RT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| PT STATE SHE HIT ARM ON PANTRY DOOR DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO UPPER ARM HIT ON DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND RAN INTO A DOOR AND HIT HER LT ARM AGAINST THE DOOR. DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY LT UPPER EXTREMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| PT WALKED INTO A DOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| FELL 1 WK AGO INJURING LT UPPER ARM ON DOOR FRAME-TODAY PT WENT TO CATCH SOMETHING AND REINJURED LT UPPER ARM; CONTUSION LT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| CONTUSION L ARM - FELL AGAINST DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| CONTUS R UPPER ARM,ELBOW & LOWER AREA; BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY SHUT IN DOO R @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| FX HUMERAL R HEAD/72YOF WALKING IN KITCHEN AT HOME AND FELL AND R SHOUL DER STRUCK DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| PT BRUISED ON LT ARM WITH DOOR C/O PAIN DX: CONTUSION UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| PT WITH UPPER ARM SWELLING X 2 DAYS. BUMPED INTO A DOOR WITH ARM. D:CON TUSION, ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| HIT ARM AGAINST DOOR DX: UPPER ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| PUSHED SCREEN DOOR OPEN AT HOME, ACCIDENTALLY PUT HAND THROUGHWINDOW OF SCREEN DOOR. DX LACERATIONS LEFT UPPER ARM, LEFT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| GOT ARM CAUGHT ON SCREEN DOOR. DX. SEVERE R UPPER ARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| 83 YO MALE HIT WRIST ON DOOR FRACTURE HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT C/O SCREEN DOOR HITTING HER KNOCKING HER DOWN TO FLOOR; ARM PAIN DX: FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors, Cabinet or door hardware |
| LT UPPER ARM CT-WALKED INTO A LATCH ON DOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| PT FELL INTO A DOOR AT HOME YESTERDAY CONTUSION RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS REACHING FOR A TOY WHEN A DOOR HANGING BY ONE HINGE FELL AND P INNED PT'S ARM TO FLOOR, RT HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| CONTUSION ARM - 10 YOF WAS PUSHED BY HER BROTHER INTO A DOOR, C/O PAIN RIGHT UPPER ARM, SLIGHT PAIN WITH MOVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Doors |
| PUNCTURED UPPER ARM IN DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| AT FRIEND'S HOUSE TRYING TO GET DOOR OPEN, DOOR HAD GLASS WINDOW WHICH BROKE AND CUT PATIENT'S LEFT UPPER ARM. DX LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| PT GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT STRIKING RIGHT UPPER ARM AGAINST T HE DOOR LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| DOORS CLOSED ON PTS ARM, C/O RIGHT HUMERUS PAIN. D: CONTUSION RIGHT H UMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| RT UPPER ARM PAIN. STEEL DOOR CLOSED ON HER ARM. DX; CONT RT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2003 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE NURSING HOME WHEN THE DOOR STRUCK HER CAUSIN G HER TO FALL FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| STRUCK IN ARM BY DOOR - HUMEROUS HEAD FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RUE CONT. PT FELL OUT DOOR ONTO PORCH AND HIT DOOR JAMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON WET SPOT ON THE TILE FLOOR STRIKING RIGHT UPPER ARM ON AN OPEN DOOR FRACTURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Doors |
| PT OPENED DOOR AND FELT PX. DX: L ARM STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Doors |
| FELL AGAINST DOOR DX. UPPER ARM CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Doors |
| 55YOM INJ TO ARM AT HOME PULLING ON FROZEN DOOR DX/SPRAIN RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Doors |
| RT ARM WAS ACCIDENTLY SHUT IN A DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Doors |
| PT'S FRIEND SLAMMED KITCHEN DOOR, ARM WENT THROUGH DOOR, L ARM LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors |
| LEFT HUMERAL FX. PT HIT UP AGAINST A DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials |
| SHUTING DOOR-FELL TO FLOOR-HURY ARM DX FRACTURE TO HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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