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Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - Year 2004 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 593
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Date: 12/12/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
FELL LAST PM, TRIPPED ON PHONE CORD DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
STATES HE INJURED WRIST WHILE HANGING UP THE TELEPHONE DX LT WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
WHILE GETTING OFF TELEPHONE, PT TRIPPED AND FELL, SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
FX RT WRIST-FELL AFTER STUMBLING OVER TELEPHONE CORD & STRUCK RT WRIST AND TOP LIP. CUT INSIDE OF MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2004Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
BIL WRIST CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs
FRACTURE WRIST - 83 YOF GOT UP TO ANSWER PHONE, FELL HITTING LEFT WRIST ON A CHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD - HIT HAND ON STAIRS WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls
PT WENT TO ANSWER PHONE AND JAMMED WRIST INTO WALL. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/16/2004Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
15MOM TRIPPED ON PHONE CORD AND FELL TODAY AT HOME, INJURING RT HAND/WR IST - DX RT RADIAL HEAD SUBLUXATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
4 YOM WAS RUNNING IN HOUSE; TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD; LANDED ON FLOOR. F RACTURE, LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2004Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
PT. STATES TRIPPED ON PHONE CORD AND FELL INTO PICTURE ON WALL, CUT R W RIST AND 3RD FINGER ON GLASS. DX. LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
12 Y F SWUNG AROUND AND HIT TELEPHONE WITH HER WRIST DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
PT RUNNING TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE AT HOME FELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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