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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RT BICEPS MUSCLE PARTIAL TEAR-AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY DRAWER-IN REFRIGERA TOR-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Doorsills or frames |
| 34YOM CAUGHT R ARM BETWEEN DOOR JAM & REFRIG DX: FX HUMERUS DISTAL/SHAFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LIFTING SMALL REFRIGERATOR AT HOME FELT PULL IN R BICEPS DX R PARTIAL BICEP MUSCLE TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| DX: LAC L UPPER ARM, DEMENTIA. PT HAS ALSZHEIMERS. STATES CUT ARM FIXIN G HIS REFRIG. UNCLEAR HOW HE CUT ARM AND HE DOES NOT KNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT.INJ.RT.UPPER ARM AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HELPING MOVE A FRIGE & FELT P AIN IN ARM. DX; STRAIN RT.UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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