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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2007 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 507
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Date: 12/24/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
MOVING A SMALL REFRIGERATOR MUSCLE TEAR LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT TURNED AROUND AND HIT ELBOW ON SHARP EDGE OF REFRIGERATOR. D: ELBOW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Refrigerators
DISLOCATED ELBOW, PULLED ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, LOST BALANCE AND FELL DX: RIGHT ELBOW FRACTURE/DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT HIT ELBOW ON REFRIGERATOR . DX PAIN TO ELBOW. LEFT WITHOUT B EING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 09/10/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
ELBOW CT-HIT ELBOW ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN ANGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
BENDING DOWN TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF FRIDGE - BANGED ELBOW ON DOOR LACERATION / SKIN TEAR TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2007Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
ELBOW VS. REFRIGERATOR ONE MONTH AGO. STILL HAS LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION . D: CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
CARRYING SMALL FRIDGE UPSTAIR, SLIPPED&HYPEREXTENDED ELBOW 'SPRAIN''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2007Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
RT ELBOW AND SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED ELBOW AND SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2007Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT STATES SHE WAS GOING TO THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND "TURNED TOO FAS T" FALLING S/P 2DYS. C/O PAIN TO LT ELBOW, RT HAND. DX=CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2007Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
STRUCK ELBOW ON REFRIGERATOR. DX- R ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
PT CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND WALL. DX: R NURSEMAID'S ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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