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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 548
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| LAC TO LT FOREARM, ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| HITTING 2 HAMMERS TOGETHER TO LOOSEN SOMETHING, METAL FROM ONE HIT SKIN L FA. DX. LAC FB L FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 46 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HAMMERING A PIECE OF METAL AT HOME WHEN METAL BROKE OFF AND LODGED I N FOREARM. D: FOREIGN BODY AND LACERATION, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 47 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, Awls, chisels or planes |
| PT C/O METAL IN LFT FOREARM. PT WAS HITTING CHISEL WITH HAMMER PIECE BR OKE OFF AND WENT INTO SKIN. DX LACERATION FOREIGN BODY LFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2004 | Age: 49 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: Hammers |
| PIECE OF METAL FA, HAMMERING, HEARD SOMETHING EXPLODE DX: FB REMOVAL L FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| 41 YOM CUT HIS ARM ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | 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 |
| HAMMERING OTHER HAMMER AND IT SHOT OUT STRIKING FOREARM AND DEEPLY LAC ITG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2004 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT STRAINED RT FOREARM WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YOWM ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN FOREARM W/ A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | 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 |
| PIECE OF METAL WEDGE HIT PT WHEN HE HIT IT W/SLEDGE HAMMER CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L FOREARM FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 41 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, Chairs |
| TRYING TO HOT CHAIR WITH HAMMER, HIT SELF DX. FOREARM CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2004 | Age: 27 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: Fracture |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT HIT WRIST W/MAUL WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: R WRIST/ULNA STYLOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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