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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 823
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 34 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 34 YO M RUBBED UP AGAINST TELEPHONE POLE ABRASION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 46 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Pet supplies |
| PT CARRYING A CAR CARRIER AND WENT TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE AND FELL FRA CTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WHILE REACHING FOR THE PHONE PT ARM BECAME NUMB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Doors |
| RIGHT ARM INJURY, TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD, FELL AGAINST DOOR. DX-RIGHT WRIST/FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HAD MUSCLE SPASM IN FOREARM WHILE HOLDING PHONE/FOREARM MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 30 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: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT ON THE TELEPHONE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME HLDING WITH LEFT HAN D NOW HAND NUMB AND TINGLING ULNAR NERVE PALSY (ULNAR NERVE= 33-NOT 82) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN TALKING ON PHONE AND ARM FELL ASLEEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| RT FOREARM FOREIGN BODY-BECAME UPSENT WHEN HE FOUND OUT SISTER DIED & T HREW CELL PHONE THRU GLASS WINDOW. HAS PIECES OF GLASS IN RT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2006 | Age: 31 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN ARM WITH A TELEPHONE CHARGER CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT CAUGHT A RASH ON THE PAYPHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TALKING ON PHONE, HAD SHARP PAIN TO L ARM, COULDN'T MOVE ARM FOR 30 MINUTES, FELT NERVOUS; DX; ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 39 YO - DX: CONTUSION L FOREARM - WAS HIT BY CELL PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 44 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED ARM PAIN WHILE TALKING ON PHONE LOWER ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2001 | Age: 33 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Rugs or carpets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/1998 | Age: 31 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/1997 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/1997 | Age: 27 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: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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