Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 779
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	116
26-50 years old:	309
50+ years old:	348

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PATIENT WAS TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME. WAS HIT ON ARM BY TREE LIMB DX: HEMATOMA LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 36 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PT CUTTING TREES WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN INJURED ARM. D: FOREARM FX , LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2006	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL FROM TREE 15 FEET LANDING ON BRICK PATIO. D:CLOSED FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chairs
PT FELL OUT OF A TREE AND HIT LEFT HAND ON A CHAIR. D: FALL / FRACTUR E RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
FOREARM LAC-CUT WHILE PRUNING BUSHES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Toy sports equipment
PT WAS STANDING ON A BEACH BALL, & FELL ONTO A BUSH, CUTTING FOREARM DX: ARM LACERATION, KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Hand saws
71 Y/O M INJURED R FOREARM WHEN FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH HAND SAW AT HOME. DX; LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
TRIMMING A TREE@HOME, C/O RASH TO ARMS, DX; DERMATITIS/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Swings or swing sets
SWINGING ONTO A TREE&FELL " F.ARM FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 7 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
PATIENT FELL FROM TREE AT UNKNOWN HEIGHT LAST NIGHT AT HOME, OR FELL OF F BIKE, HAS ARM PAIN; FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT FELL ON A CACTUS PLANT WHILE ON A PICNIC, GAVE BATH LAST NIGHT AND MOM PULLED OUT STICKERS/THORNS, NOW HAS RASH ON ARMS; RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 53 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: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
TRIMMING TREE BRANCHED, FELL OFF LADDER, LANDED ON LEFT ARM DX: FRACTURED LOWER ARM HELD FOR OBSERV FOR PAIN CONTROL
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/16/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Decorative yard equipment
PATIENT JUMPED 6-7 FT FROM TREE BACKWARDS, LANDED ON GROUND WITH RAILROAD TIE; FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
TRIMMING A TREE FELL FROM LADDER TO GROUND LEFT FOREARM AVULSION LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Knives
PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE LIMB WITH A POCKET KNIFE, HAND SLIPPED, ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT FOREARM. DX-LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers
SKIN TEAR R FOREARM; CAUGHT ON LILAC BUSH WHILE PUTTING AWAY MOWER & TR IMMING SUPPLIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Ladders
PATIENT FELL OUT OF TREE, OR OFF A LADDER; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
PT LOST CONTROL OF BIKE AND BRUSHED ARM AGAINST A PALM TREE. D: LACE RATION LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 60 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: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
ACUTE LT DISTAL RADIUS FX: FACIAL CONTUSION: S/P FALL: COMING OFF PORCH, TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A CACTUS BUSH AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Other containers
PT FELL INTO CACTUS WHEN TRIPPED OVER CURB WHILE CARRYING RECYCLE BIN. D: CACTUS FOREIGN BODY, FOREARM, SHALLOW LACERATIONS/CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS TRIMMING TREE LIMBS AT HOME AND ONE FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM CON TUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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