Accidents - Book bags or back carriers - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,419
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	90
Year 1998:	128
Year 1999:	151
Year 2000:	86
Year 2001:	137
Year 2002:	178
Year 2003:	113
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	83
Year 2007:	75
Year 2008:	133
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	93

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	381
16-25 years old:	485
26-50 years old:	281
50+ years old:	264

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
47 YOM HAS HAD PX FROM HEAVY BACKPACK. DX: BICEPS TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
43 YOM INJURED ARM LIFTING BOOK BAG. DX-RIGHT UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT REACHED FOR BOOK BAG, HEARD A POP AND FELT PAIN TO ARM, DX: FX HUMERUS PT IS 13 YEARS OLD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
C/O WROSENING UPPER ARM PAIN S/P ADMITS LIFTING HEAVY BACKPACK >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
HUMERUS FX-TRIPPED OVER BACK PACK-@ ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT FELL OVER HIS BACK PACK WHILE PLAYING LANDING ONTO LEFT UPPER ARM FR ACTURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT STATES THAT SHE IS HAVING R SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN, THINKS IT MAY BE FROM CARRYING BOOK BAG. DX. MUSCLE STRAIN UPPER ARM & SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TRIPPED OVER BACKPACK&FELL HITTING FACE ONTO A CORNER OF A DESK&LANDIN G ONTO SHOULDER>> B/L HUMRUS FX/FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Baseball
ARM PAIN-CONSISTENTLY CARRIES 40-50 LB BOOK BAG W/STRAP OVER SHDR-POSS CLOT CAUSE, POSS TRAUMA FROM HIS BASEBALL PLAYING OR WEIGHT LIFTING-DVT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LIFTED HEAVY BACKPACK INTO TRUCK WHEN BEING PICKED UP FROM SCHOOL TRAUMLATIC BICEP TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
TRIPPED OVER BACKPACK AT SCHOOL AND FELL ON ARM. DX FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
HURT ARM PICKING UP BOOKBAG. DX. MUSCLE STRAIN UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
SKI INJURY 1 MONTH AGO - REINJURED SHOULDER PICKING UP HEAVY BACKPACK MINIMAL FRACTURE HUMERAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY NEVI WITH SMALL TEAR: BOOK STRAP FROM BACK PACK SCRAPED L UPPER ARM WHEN CAUGHT ON A MOLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT PULLED SONS HEAVY BOOK BAG OFF OF HIM CAUSING ARM PAIM DX: UPPER/LOWER ARM STRRAIN/PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING 60 LB BACK PACK. DX: L SHOULDER DISLOCATION, SMALL FX L HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
STATES HE TRIPPED OVER HIS BOOKBAG IN SCHOOL DX RT UPPER ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PT FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF VAN PICKING UP BACKPACK - LANDED ON ELBOW. D: SUSPECTED HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
RUE PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN IN UPPER ARM WHEN CARRYING A BACKPACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
CONT;PSPR L UPPER ARM/57YOF WHILE CARRYING TOTE BAG SLIPPED ON ICE LAST NIGHT LANDING ON ELBOW PUSHING ARM UP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT HAVING ARM PAIN, POSSIBLY SLEPT ON ARM WRONG, USES BACKPACK FOR BOOKS; ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Book bags or back carriers
HIT A BOOKBAG AT SCHOOL, ZIPPER CUT R ARM. DX. R UPPER ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
PATIENT HURT ARM WHEN LIFTING BOOK SACK/BAG AT SCHOOL. DX: MUSCLE SPASM/STRAIN OF RIGHT UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
ACUTE STRAIN LEFT TRICEPS MUSCLE, MOVING A DUFFLE BAG AT HOME ONE DAYPT A AND HURT LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1999	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/1999	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1998	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Book bags or back carriers, Exercise
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Book bags or back carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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