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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2003 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 605
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Date: 11/24/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR DOOR CLOSED ON WRIST DX: R WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PLAY WRESTLING AT HOME WITH COUSIN YESTERDAY, PT'S HAND WAS SLAMMED INTO A REFRIGERATOR; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR FELT SHARP PAIN TO WRIST DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR INJURED WRIST C/O PAIN DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSED WRIST ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Glass bottles or jars
LACERATION WRIST - 27 YOF WAS CLEANING REFRIGERATOR AND LACERATED HER R IGHT WRIST ON A BROKEN JELLY JAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT WRIST FX; LEFT HIP CONT. PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF A REFRIGE RATOR WHEN SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT MASHED HER LEFT WRIST BETWEEN THE REFRIGERATOR AND THE WALL. DX-LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR FELL ONTO WRIST C/O PAIN AND SWELLING DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
HURT WRIST MOVING REFRIGERATOR-CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
CAUGHT WRIST BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND A WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2003Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
87 YO F FELL GOING TO REFRIGERATOR, HURT ARM. DX R WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR WHEN ANGRY AT HOME; WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
L WRIST INJ/33YOM C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF L WRIST PAIN AS HE OPENED HIS REF RIGERATOR DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT WRIST CONT. PT DROPPED A REFRIDGERATOR INJURING WRIST;
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
44 YO MALE HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR LEFT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL WHILE CLEANING A REFRIGERATOR; WRIST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2003Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
RT WRIST SPRAIN-HELPED LIFT A REFRIGERATOR-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FX WRIST WHEN STRUCK A REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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