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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,987
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 32YOM INJURED LEFT WRIST WHILE USING POST HOLE DIGGER AT FRIENDS HOUSE WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| R WRIST FX/43YOM INJURED WRIST LAST WEEK AT HOME WHEN JAMMED R HAND ON A TOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| I35 YOF, STRAIN/SPRAIN WRIST, PT. WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES, PT. STOPPED A TREE BRANCH FROM HITTING HER ON THE HEAD, WITH HER WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 35YOM, CUTTING A TREE AND A TREE LIMB FELL ON WRIST, L WRIST PAIN AND S WELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH TOOLS AT HOME HAND SLIPPED AND HIT WALL WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| PT FELL AT HOME WHILE CHOPPING WOOD, LANDED ON WRIST, R WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| C/O WRIST AND RIGHT LOWER ARM PAIN, HAD BEEN CUTTING WOOD LAST 2 DAYS., DX-CONTUSION WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CONTUSION & ABRASION 2ND TO TRAUMA, R/O FX: CUTTING DOWN A TREE WHEN A BRANCH CAME BACK AND STRUCK WRIST, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| WRIST PAIN AFTER CUTTING FIREWOOD/ RT WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 26 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: Tools, Floors or flooring materials |
| REMOVING TILE FLOOR, JAMMED WIRST AS TOOL GOT CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR >>WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| ARM PAIN AFTER CHIPPING ICE/ RT WRST SPRAIN, TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN A TOOL FELL ON HIM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 48 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: Tools |
| DOING HEAVY YARD WK, @ THE END OF THE DAY DEV. WRIST PAIN >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUT WRIST USING LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 45YOM CUTTING TREES BRANCH FELL ON WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| DIGGING HOLES ALL DAY YESTERDAY / C/O WRIST PAIN DX: L WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 45 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: Tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| INJ WRIST WHILE CHOPPING A TREE " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Other specified plastic products |
| PT CUT WRIST W/ *** TOOL (SERATED BLADE) WHILE CUTTING PLASTICTIES TO REPAIR MOBILE DATA STATION IN PT'S CAR DX: WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 36 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: Tools |
| CONTUSION WRIST - PATIENT REPORTS A TOOL FELL FROM 2 - 3 FEET ONTO LEFT WRIST 1 HOUR PTA - NOW HAS INCREASING PAIN AND DECREASING ROM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 26 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: Tools |
| SPRAIN WRIST - 26 YOM WAS TRYING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON HIS CAR, USING THE TIRE IRON PUT FULL WEIGHT ON THE TIRE IRON, SLIPPED INJURING R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT LACERATED WRIST ON A TOOL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION/FX WRIST WITH GRINDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT USING GRINDER AT HOME YESTERDAY WHEN LACERATED WRIST. D: WRIST LACER ATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| PT INJURED SELF W/GARDEN TOOL DX: R WRIST CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| HAND GRINDER KICKED BACK. DX: WRIST LACS 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 43 YO FELL ONTO TOOL LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| SLIPPED ON TOOL - FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT WRIST ON A DISC GRINDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| WRIST LAC-@ HOME-PUTTING AWAY HAY FOR HORSE-CUT ON A LARGE HOOK TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| LAC TO LEFT WRIST ON GRINDER/ METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| GRINDING WHEEL SLIPPED. DX: L WRIST LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools, Paint or varnish thinners |
| PT SEEN FOR WRIST LAC AFTER CUTTING IT TRYING TO OPEN A PAINT CAN W/ A TOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 26 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: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| LT WRIST FX-INJURED WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| LT WRIST SPRAIN-AT HOME-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-GOT HIT W/A LIMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT. WAS USING GRINDER AT HOME, CUT HIS WRISTLACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 29 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: Tools, Hatchets or axes |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN-AT HOME-AFTER DIGGING & CHOPPING FOR 4 HOURS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| CUT WRIST WITH TOOL. DX LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 36 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT WRIST ON A GRINDING WH EEL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 40 Y/O F C/O LEFT WRIST PAIN - USING A GARDEN TOOL ON BUSHES. DX: TENDONITIS LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 48 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: Tools |
| DX LEFT WRIST SPRAIN: PULLING ON PALATE TOOL, SLIPPED AND BENT WRIST B ACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2001 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2001 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/1998 | Age: 27 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: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/1997 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/1997 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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