Accidents - Plants, trees and shrubs - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 895
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	227
16-25 years old:	30
26-50 years old:	184
50+ years old:	452

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
FELL 6 FT.FROM A TREE AFTER GETTING BURNED ON CHAINSAW MUFFLER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 29 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, Tools
P/W B/L ARMS RASH S/P CUTTING A TREE OVER WKEND >> CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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 INJ ARM WHILE TRIMMING A TREE DX: LT ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
PT INJ LT ARM WHILE CUTTING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING MESQUITE TREE AT HOME WHEN BRANCH FELL ONTO ARM AND BROKE O FF. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, POSSIBLE RETAINED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 8 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, Fences or fence posts
PATIENT FELL OFF FENCE WHEN JUMPING TO A TREE, HIT HEAD, POSSIBLE LOC, ARM PAIN; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Bicycles or accessories
RACING SISTER ON BIKE, HIT CURB AND FELL INTO A TREE. DX FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	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, Power pruning or trimming equipment
PT WAS PRUNING PALM TREE WHEN LG SPLINTER IN LEFT ARM. REDNESS/EDEMA / BRUISING. D: FOREIGN BODY LEFT ARM, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 79 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: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power pruning or trimming equipment
CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND LIMB STRUCK LOWER ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws
PT TRIMMING TREE WITH CHAINSAW,CHAIRSAW FELL ON L FOREARM,+ETOH LACERATION DORSAL FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 18 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, Tools
PT WITH LAC TO ARM, WAS CUTING TREES, BLADE BOUNCED BACK AND CUT HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 79 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, Riding power lawn mowers
FOREARM ABS-SCRAPED ARM ON TREE BARK WHILE ON RIDING MOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE AND A LIMB FELL ACROSS RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURE D ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Fishing
RASH - 14 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH SEVERE RASH OVER ARMS FOR SEVERAL DAYSD URATION AFTER FISHING ON RIVERBANK - EXPOSED TO SHRUBS AND ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 26 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, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A TREE WHEN FELL 30 FEET. ?LOC. RECALLS ENTIRE EVENT. D:DIS TAL RADIAL INTRAARTICULAR FX, FOREARM LACERATION 7CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 65 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: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Power lawn mowers
65 YO M LACERATION TO FOREARM PT WAS MOWING THE LAWN AND HIT ARM WITH A BRANCH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 7 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, Balloons
PATIENT FELL 6 FT FROM TREE NEAR HOUSE, WAS PLAYING WITH A BALLOON AND LOST HIS FOOTING; FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 15 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools
ABRAS;CONT ARM AND HAND/15YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE IN BACK LAWN AT HOM E AND TREE FELL AND STRUCK R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Rope or string
PT WAS CLIMBING DOWN A "STRING" THAT WAS TIED UP IN A TREE AND FELL. DX . LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING A PLM TREE AND GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM F AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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