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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 38 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: Computers |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| CUT L FOREARM ON COMPUTER DISK. DX. LAC L FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| CHILD WITH FOREARM PAIN. DENIES TRAUMA, BUT PLAYED VIDEO GAMES LASTNIGH T. D: ARM PAIN, POSSIBLE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| ULNAR NERVE INJURY-FROM EXTENDED COMPUTER USE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 19 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: Computers |
| LAC (L) FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH SHARP EDGE OF A COMPUTER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| RIGHT ARM NUMBNESS, PT WAS ON COMPUTER AND ARM WENT NUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| PT LACERATED ARM ON A COMPUTER IN A STORE-INFECTION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| REACHED ACROSS COMPUTER CASE AND CUT FOREARM. DX: LACERATION FOREARM. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT FELL FROM VIDEO GAME AT ROLLER RINK, CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH A RM; FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HAS NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN FOREARM AND HAND AFTER PLAYING VID EO GAME; LT FOREARM NEUROPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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