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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 214
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 85 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Rugs or carpets |
| TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD&FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR >>FOREARM SKIN TEARS/HIP CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 46 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Pet supplies |
| PT CARRYING A CAR CARRIER AND WENT TO ANSWER THE TELEPHONE AND FELL FRA CTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WHILE REACHING FOR THE PHONE PT ARM BECAME NUMB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Doors |
| RIGHT ARM INJURY, TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD, FELL AGAINST DOOR. DX-RIGHT WRIST/FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| HAD MUSCLE SPASM IN FOREARM WHILE HOLDING PHONE/FOREARM MUSCLE SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| 93YOM WAS ANSWERING THE PHONE,FELL HITTING FLOOR; POSSIBLE FOREARM INJURY,FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 22 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX R COLLES FXR; R ULNAR STYLOID, R SCAPHOLUNATE DIS: FELL ONTO FLEXED WRIST WHILE HOLDING CELL PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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