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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 525
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| SUSTAINED LAC TO RT WRIST WHILE WORKING ON A FAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fans |
| 73 Y/O F INJURED R WRIST WHEN GOT IT CAUGHT IN CEILING FAN AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | 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: Fans |
| PT AT FRIENDS HOME, PUT HANDS UP IN AIR, CAUGHT HAND IN CEILING FAN, LA C LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| BANGED WRIST INTO CEILING FAN. DX. L WRIST POSSIBLE OCCULT SCAPHOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PUTTING A CEILING LIGHT AND FAN UP, BULB FELL, SHE WENT TO CATCH IT AND CUT HER RIGHT WRIST. DX LACERATION RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| PT. C/O LAC TO R WRIST, CUT ON BOX FAN. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans, Bunk beds |
| LT WRIST SPRAIN-HIT CEILING FAN WHILE IN TOP BUNK BED AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A FAN AT HOME. DX-SPRAIN LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| TRIPPED OVER FAN CORD AT HOME. DX POSSIBLE WRIST FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Fans |
| 78 Y/O F C/O LEFT WRIST INJURY - TRIPPED OVER FAN. DX: SPRAIN LEFT WRIS T. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Fans |
| CEILING FAN FELL ON FOREARMLAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Fans |
| PATIENT HIT HAND ON MOVING FAN 2 WEEKS AGO, SEEN AT HEALTH CENTER FOR X -RAY, TO ED FOR CAST; WRIST FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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