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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,019
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT BITTEN BY DOG WHILE BEING PULLED OVER FENCE DX:LG PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 20YOWF-SPRAIN LEFT UPPER ARM-FELL OVER A GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 10 YO BM - LACERATION RT. AXILLA - RUNNING @ BALLPARK 7 RAN INTO BARBED WIRE FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT "I PUT MY ARM IN THE FENCE" STATES PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL OVER A GATE FRACTURE LEFT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT TRYING TO CONTAIN HER DOG IN A FENCED OFF AREA WHEN SHE FELL TRYINT TO CLOSE THE GATE FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Football |
| RAN INTO PICKET FENCE WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL IN BACKYARD DX: UPPER ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RT UPPER ARM LAC-CUT ON RUSTY FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| HOPPED A FENCE AND ARMPIT CAUGHT ON FENCE LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| TRIED TO JUMP A FENCE - FELL - ETOH LEFT HUMERUS SPIRAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| WALKING AT GOVERNMENT CENTER IN BOSTON AND UPPER ARM GOT CAUGHT IN POIN TY FENCE LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 10 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL OFF OF GATE, FX UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL OFF FENCE DX. HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT UPPER ARM ON FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| R TRICEP CONT; FELL OFF WILD COWSTUCK BETWEEN COW AND FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLIMBING OVER A FENCE CUT UNDER UPPER ARM LACERATION LEFT AXILLA 4 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| GATE FELL ON UPPER ARM DX AVULSION LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH THE DOG NEXT DOOR, DOG GOT SHOCKED BY ELECTRICFENCE , BECAME SCARED, CHILD TRIED TO CALM IT DOWN & IT BIT HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT CUT ARM ON METAL FENCE AT PARK YESTERDAY; ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT.INJ.RT.UPPER ARM AT HOME WHEN CAUGHT ON A FENCE . DX; LAC.RT.UPPER A RM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS STRETCHING A FENCE AND FELL INTO THE BARBED WIRE FENCE-LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 11 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: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LACERATION RIGHT UPPER ARM, BITTEN BY FRIEND'S DOG WHEN IT GOT OUT OF FENCED IN AREA AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT CUT ARM ON STEEL LATCH ON FENCE; UPPER ARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT.WHO WASBROUGHT BY HIS FATHER BECAUSE AT 2:00AM.WHILE JUMP OVER A FEN CE HAD FALL OVER LT.ARM PRODUCING DEEP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT RAN INTO METAL GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | 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: Fences or fence posts, Stairs or steps |
| PT STATES SHE CUT HER ARM ON THE GATE OF A FENCE, WHILE SHE WAS GOING OUT STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CAUGHT ARM ON WOODEN FENCE - LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL ON SHOULDER WHILE CLIMBING FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT TRIPPED, CUT UPPER ARM ON FENCE, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CAUGHT L ARM ON FENCE AT HOME SLIDING SUSTAINING LONG SCRATCH UNDERA RM DX L AXILLA ABRASION 15CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Basketball |
| STI (L) UPPER ARM, PT PLAYING BASKETBALL, BUMPED INTO A GATE, C/O PAIN& SCRATCHES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FX L HUMERUS; FELL, HITTING ARM ON GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| INJURED R ARM ON A RUSTY CHAIN LINK FENCE. PUNCTURE WOUND $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CAUGHT ARM ON A FENCE AND LACERATED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| OUTSIDE HER HOUSE SHE WALKED INTO A WIRE FENCE AND CUT HER RIGHT UPPER ARM. DX LACERATION OF RIGHT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 70 YOM SCRATCHED RT UPPER ARM ON RUSTY BARBED WIRE. DX: ABRASION LT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT DX LT UPPER ARM LACERATION - S/P RUNNING INTO A FENCE PLAYING TAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLIMBING ON A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND LACERATED AXILLARY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION UNDER RT ARM CLIMBING ON A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT STANDING ON A GATE JUMPED OFF AND LANDED ON ARM, LT HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PLAYING ON FENCE AND HURT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PUSHED AGAINST FENCE BY COW AT PETTING ZOO DX. UPPER ARM CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 56 YOF CUT ARM ON FENCE. DX: 6 INCH V SHAPED LACERATION TO UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW RT UPPER ARM.PT LEANED AGAINST A FENCE AND INJURED ARM ON A PROTRUDI NG NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL FROM A 8-10 FOOT FENCE AND HIT THE CEMENT, PT BRACED FALL WITH ARM. D: FRACTURE DISTAL HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| WAS HIT WITH GATE ON UPPER ARM SKIN ABSCESS / UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 49 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: Fences or fence posts |
| STRUCK ARM ON A FENCE YESTERDAY P.W. TO UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT CAUGHT UPPER ARMS ON BARBED WIRE ON BUILDING DOWNTOWN. D: LACERATION TO UPPER ARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Football |
| CUT UNDER UPPER ARM WHEN FELL ON FENCE WHEN PLAYING FOOTBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLOSE IRON GATE ON ARM DX: FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| UPPER ARM ABRASION W/CONTUSION - WAS WALKING BETWEEN FENCE POSTS A ND STRUCK LEFT UPPER ARM AND ELBOW ON POST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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