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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,959
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 29Y/O,M,STANDING ON BACK OF TRUCK CLEANING GUTTERS, FELL OFF, ACUTE SPRAIN R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Decorative yard equipment |
| 40 Y/O C/O RIB PAIN, HAD HAND IN MAILBOX CHECKING MAIL IN CAR WHENACCI DENTALLY HIT THE GAS AND BENT HAND. DX-STRAIN WRIST, FOREARM, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| WHILE DRIVING REACHED FOR PACK OF CIGARETTES ENDED UP IN WATER. DX R WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Luggage |
| WRIST STRAIN-BACK DOOR OF *** OPEN TO PLACE LUGGAGE-TWISTED ARM-@ HOME ME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Batteries |
| WORKING ON CAR AT HOME SHOCKED BY CAR BATTERY. DX WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 28 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE RIDING ON HIS BICYCLE SUSTAINING LACERATION T O WRIST AND CONTUSION TO SHOULDER DX WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 50 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT STS CHANGING MOTOR MOUNTS-ENGINE UP ON FLOOR JACK,IT FELL ONTO PTS R WRIST LAST WK,C/O PAIN, DX R WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Buckets or pails |
| GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK STEPPED ON A BUCKET, BUCKET COLLASPED, FELL STRIKING ELBOW AND WRIST. DX-WRIST & ELBOW PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Wheelchairs |
| ^PT PUSHING A CAR USING THE WHEELCHAIR MOUNT ON BACK. ANOTHER CAME TO H ELP & HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL BARS. D:SCAPHOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 34 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Furniture |
| USING TRUCK TO MOVE FURNITURE& ACCIDENTALLY SLAMMED THE TRUCK DOOR ON W RIST >> CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS TALKING ON CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING ,WHEN PT STRUCK THE BACK END OF A PARKED TRUCK. AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. DX: SPRAIN WRIST, ANKLE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON CAR AND HIT WRIST DX: LT WRIST INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| L WRIST LAC. PT WAS CLEANING THE CAR USING A RAZOR & ACCIDENTALLY CUT H IMSELF W THE RAZOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Decorative yard equipment |
| MVA RESTRAINED DRIVER, LOST CONTROL & HIT A MAILBOX , AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DX: SPRAINED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON HIS CAR, RIGHT WRIST BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND TRANSFER CASE DX: CONTUSION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 28 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 28Y/O,M,WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON CAR, L WRIST STRAIN/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| C/O WRIST PAIN WORKING ON HIS CAR WITH WRENCH AT HOME. DX-WRIST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT WAS STRUCK BY A POSTAL TRUCK, C/O LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY AND BACK PAIN, IS WHEELCHAIR BOUND. DX-LEFT WRIST FRACTURE, BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT WAS AT HOME AND LYING UNDER CAR PUTTING IN A MOTOR WHEN LIFT GAVE OUT AND CAR FELL ON PT, DX: FRACTURED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Scooters, unpowered |
| PT WAS LIFTING A SCOOTER OUT OF TRUNK OF CAR & SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Automotive tools or accessories |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN: CHANGING TIRE ON HIS CAR AND THE AIR WRENCH TWISTED, TWISTED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT DX LT WRIST/SHOULDER CONTUSION - BICYCLIST HIT BY A CAR IN STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CAUGHT WRIST BETWEEN CAR BUMPER & METAL CABINET DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RAN INTO OPEN CAR DOOR WITH HIS BIKE & SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PATIENT WAS HIT BY A CAR WHILE RIDING BIKE YESTERDAY SUSTAINING A DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE & RT MEDIAL ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRAINED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 43 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PATIENT CHANGING TIRE ON HIS CAR, JACK FELL, HAND TRAPPED FOR 15 MINUTE DX-CONTUSION WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2007 | Age: 49 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated |
| T'D&FOOSH YET CONTINUED DRIVING MV&PALYING PIANO, NOW C WRIST PAIN " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT WAS RESTRAINED DRIVER INVOLVED IN MVA, HYDROPLANED, HIT FENCE AND MAILBOX. DX-SPRAIN WRIST, LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2006 | Age: 43 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: Motor vehicles or parts, Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC HAND PAIN, LOCED KEYS IN CAR, TRIED TO BREAK CAR WINDOW WITH FIST. DX-CONTUSION, SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Clothing accessories |
| GOT CAR JACKED CHASED SUSPECT TO GET WALLET BACK, FELL WRIST HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT DX RT WRIST SPRAIN - BICYCLIST STRUCK BY CAR IN STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| WRIST FX-HIT BY A CAR WHILE ON A BIKE-IN A PARKING LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CAR HIT PORCH, PT WALKED OUTSIDE PORCH NOT THERE, FELL, HURT WRIST DX WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Other specified plastic products |
| PT WORKING ON CAR LAST NIGHT SLIPPED ON PLASTIC AND INJURED WRIST DX// FX LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT HIT BY CAR WHILE ON BIKE, FELL, CONTUSION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Bicycles or accessories |
| ?HELM BICYCLIST STRUCK BY A MV " WRIST FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| WORKING ON CAR IN DRIVEWAY AT HOME SUST LAC TO R WRIST WHEN WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED DX R WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Knives |
| TIRE WAS STUCK TO BUMPER OF CAR; USED A KNIFE TO TRY TO CUT TIRE AWAY F ROM BUMPER; KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT WRIST. LACERATION, LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Tool sheds |
| OPEN FRACTURE WRIST - 48 YOF C/O RIGHT WRIST PAIN AFTER A VAN ROLLED BA CK PINNING HER RIGHT WRIST AGAINST A SHED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Batteries |
| STRAIN & CONTUSION LT WRIST & HAND: WORKING ON CAR AT HOME, JAMMED L HAND & WRIST ON BATTERY AND OTHER OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Hoists, lifts, jacks or jack stands |
| PT WORKING ON HIS CAR WHICH FELL OFF THE JACK ONTO RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE D WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Motor vehicles or parts, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| RESTRAINED DRIVER HIT BUS AT 40MPH WHEN SHE LOOK DOWN TO SEE WHO WAS CA LLING ON HER CELL PHONE. D:WRIST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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