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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,164
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 37YOF TRIPPED OVER GATE, LANDED ON ARM DX: SPRAIN R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL INTO FENCE CUTTING WRIST DX LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT SUSTAINED WRIST SPRAIN AFTER FALLING OFF A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| HEMATOMA - HIT WRIST ON FENCE WHEN GETTING GOAT'S HEAD UNCAUGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT IMPALED SELF ON FENCE NEAR HIGHWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| WORKING IN YARD PUTTING IN FENECE POSTS. NOW HAS PAIN. DIAGNOSIS WAS RIGHT WRIST/HAND PAIN. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FENCE POLE FELL ON LT WRIST. ACUTE WRIST SPRAIN@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT WRIST ON BARBED WIRE SUPERFICIAL ABRASION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT STRUCK BARBED WIRE FENCE IN WRIST. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGH T WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS JUMPING OVER FENCE, SUFFERED INJURY TO L WRIST IN PROCESS. % |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT CLIMBING A CHAIN LINK FENCE CAUGHT RIGHT WRIST LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| 35 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS RT WRIST ON THE CHAINLINK FENCE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| WRIST LACERATION - CAUGHT LEFT WRIST ON FENCE CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLIMBING THROUGH WIRE FENCE TRIPPED AND FELL INJURED WRISTDX FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FELL AGAINST FENCE CUTTING WRISTDX: LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LT WRIST CT-HOLDING A GATE-THE WIND JERKED THE GATE FROM HER HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LAC (R) WRIST, PT CLIMBING OVER A FENCE & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FELL GOING OVER FENCE ONTO WRIST DX: FRACTURE TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CUT BY BARBED WIRE; LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A FENCE AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Tools |
| LT CARPALTUNNEL SYNDROME-RECENTLY BUILDING A FENCE-DIGGING POST HOLES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT TRIPPED AT LAKE HITTING L WRIST ON BARBED WIRE FENCE DX CONTUSION L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CLIMBING 5 FT FENCE AND FELL ONTO HANDS SPRAINING WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| RT WRIST CONTUSION.PT WAS TRYING TO JUMP A FENCE AND FELL AND INJURED W RIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| L WRIST PAIN - PAIN IN WRIST AFTER BUILDING A FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| LT WRIST FOREARM PAIN KNOT ON WRIST X 2 WKS HAS BEEN BUILDING FENCE DX: LT WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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