Accidents - Bathtub or shower enclosures - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,019
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	141
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	71
Year 2000:	184
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	97
Year 2004:	76
Year 2005:	31
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	103
Year 2009:	164
Year 2010:	31

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	90
6-15 years old:	131
16-25 years old:	66
26-50 years old:	459
50+ years old:	271

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Bathtubs or showers
DX CONTU' L FA: 45YOF SLIP' IN SHOWER, STRUCK ARM ON SHOWER DOOR. PN TO ULNAR FA, BRUSING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Crutches, canes or walkers
96YOF SUSTAINED CRUSH INJURY TO LT DISTAL FOREARM BETWEEN SHOWER DOOR & WALKER, +SWELLING. DX - LT DISTAL FOREARM HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
CUT ARM ON SHOWER DOOR AT HOME. DX ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LOWER ARM LAC, PT WAS CLEANING BATHTUB AND FELL INTO SHOWER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT'S RT FOREARM WAS SMASHED BY A CLOSING SHOWER DOOR THIS MORNING. DX-DX-RIGHT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT CUT L ARM ON PIECE OF METAL WHILE IN SHOWER APPROX 4 IN DX LACERATIO N L FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LAC ARM ON SHOWER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL THROUGH SHOWER DOOR DX: L ARM LAC 30CM; TRANS TO HIGHLAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
DX LWBS: PUNCHED SHOWER DOOR, RT ARM PAIN X 1HR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN BATHROOM HIT SHOWER DOORS THIS MORNING FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FOREARM SKIN AVULSION-HIT ARM ON METAL SHOWER DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN BATHTUB. DX FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREARM AFTER FALLING THROUGH SHOWER DOOR. D : LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PATIENT SUSTAINED A RT FOREARM & LT 4TH DIGIT LACERATION AFTER SHOWER DOOR BROKE & FELL OFF ITS HINGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PATIENT SUSTAINED CUTS ON HIS RIGHT 5TH FINGER & FOREARM FROM BROKEN SHOWER DOOR. DX - SUPERFICIAL UPPER EXTREMITY LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
SHOWER DOOR SHATTERED ON PT. DX1: LACERATION FOREARM, DX2: LACERATION FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT FOREARM ON THE METAL AROUND THE SHOWER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
34 Y/O F C/O LAC TO RIGHT FOREARM - CUT ON SHOWER DOOR. DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM, LEFT WRIST, RIGHT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FOREARM LAC-SLIPPED & FELL AT HOME-HIT ARM ON SHOWER DOORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON SHOWER DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2000	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1997	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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