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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 545
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials |
| STATES USED R ARM TO HAMMER SHINGLES FROM 8:30-3:00 PM, PAIN R FOREARM. DX. R FOREARM TENDONITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| 43 Y.O. W MALE W/ARM STRAIN. PT WAS HAMMERING W/A HAMMER & ARM STARTED SWELLING. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FOREARM FROM HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PAIN IN LT FOREARM AFTER USING A SLEDGE HAMMERDX: LT FOREARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| PAIN IN LT FOREARM AFTER USING SLEDGE HAMMER DX: LT FOREARM STRAIN + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 27 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: Hammers |
| PT. WHO REFER WAS HAMMERING OVER METALIC SURFACE A FRAGMENT DETACHED PR ODUCING WOUND TO RT.FOREARM 2CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT INJURED L ARM USING HAMMER, CONTUSION HEMATOMA L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 36 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: Hammers, Ladders |
| A SLEDGE HAMMER FELL 4 FT OFF A LADDER STRIKING PT ON FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 30 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: Hammers |
| HIT R WRIST W/HAMMER AT 2:30 PM. DX. CONT R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 28 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: Other |
| Product: Hammers |
| #28YOM HIT FOREARM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON CAR DX-DEQUERNAIS TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| 35 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FOREARM. PT WAS HAMMERING A ROCK & GOT S OMETHING IN HIS ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| LEFT FOREARM FB. PT WAS HAMMERING AND PIECE OF METAL CAME UP INTO ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 35 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: Hammers |
| LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION-WAS USING A HAMMER AND SIT SLIPPED DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS TAKING *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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