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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 483
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| 44 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS USING HAMMER YESTERDAY AND FEELS LIKE PULL ED SOMETHING. DX; STRAIN TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 46 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, Awls, chisels or planes |
| 46 YOWM USING HAMMER AND CHISEL ON METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT FOREARM (METAL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 42 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: Hammers |
| 42 YR OLD MALE STRUCK ARM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 49 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 49YOM WORKING ON HIS DECK USING A PRY BAR AND SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF PRY BAR CAME OFF STRIKING FOREARM;FB REMOVAL FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 33 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| 33YOM WAS AT HOME USING A SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING A STRAIN TO RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCT. WOUND FOREARM: 36YOM HAMMERING A NAIL, NAIL HEAD "SHOT UP" & EMBEDDED IN UPPER FOREARM, PUNCTURE HOLE NOTED, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hammers |
| FOREARM LAC-36YOM-HIT ARM ON SLEDGEHAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hammers |
| LOWER ARM STR. 37 YOM STRAINED ARM WHEN USING A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hammers |
| 41 YOM WAS HAMMERING ON WOOD WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD HIT HIM IN THE FOREARM. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 M, PT WAS HITTING A PUNCH WITH A HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND EMBEDDED IN ARM. DX. FB FOREARMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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