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Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 479
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:383
26-50 years old:15
50+ years old:80

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/17/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
HURT ARM PICKING UP A HEAVY BOOK BAG. DX ARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CONTUSED FOREARM, BOOKBAG THROWN AT HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Bicycles or accessories
WAS WEARING LARGE BACKPACK, PUSHING BIKE, BIKE WENTDOWN, DX; OPEN FOREA RM FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/04/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT FELL OVER BACK PACK AND INJ ARM DX: FX RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT STUCK IS RIGHT ARM IN HIS BACKPACK AND THERE WAS SOMETHING SHARP IN THERE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER BOOK BAG/FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WAS WRESTLING WITH FRIEND WEARING A BACK PACK FELL ONTO RIGHT ARM, WRIST AREA. DX RADIUS ULNA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
HIT ON LEFT FOREARM WITH BACKPACK AT SCHOOL DX: SOFT TISSUE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
27 YO TRIPPED OVER BOOKBAG LANDED ON ARM FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT WAS PULLING HIS BACK PACK OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND FEL L ON THE TAILGATE SUSTAINED A COMNTUSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
FELL OVER BOOK BAG AGT SCHOOL. DX- L DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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