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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 863
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers, Luggage |
| TENOSYNOVITIS - 32 YOF STATES LAST WEDNESDAY WORKED ON COMPUTER FOR 2 H RS W/O SUPPORT, LATER ON LIFTED HEAVY LUGGAGE, C/O DECREASED ROM & PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| NUMBNESS TO RT 4TH & 5TH DIGITS ON & OFF X FEW DAYS.PLAYS GAMES (COMPUTER),USES MOUSE FREQUENTLY.DX RT WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.. PT DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN AFTER BEING ON COMPUTE R,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| ARTIFICIAL LE DID NOT LOCK FELL HITTING R WRIST ON COMPUTER FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WITH SONY PLA YSTATION FALLING ONTO RT WRIST C/O PN, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT WAS WORKING ON SOME COMPUTER DATA ENTRY AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN WRIST (PT IS RETIRED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PAIN R HAND. INCREASES W/ MOVEMENT. NO KNOWN INJ. NOTICED AFTER PLAYING COMPUTER GAMES FOR SEVERAL HRS. DX; CARPAL TUNNEL SYN R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| EXCESSIVE COMPUTER KEYBOARD USEWRIST TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PATIENT HAD FOREARM/HAND/WRIST TINGLING WHILE CUTTING VEGETABLES FOR DINNER. IS A UNIVERSITY TYPIST BY PROFESSION. D:CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| FELL PLAYING VIDEO GAME AT MALL DX. WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION RT WRIST, WAS CARRYING A COMPUTER DOWN STEPS AT HOME, TRIPPED AND FELL, PART OF COMPUTER LANDED ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| STRAIN WRIST - VICTIM PRESENTS WITH GRADUAL ONSET OF RIGHT WRIST PAIN - STATES SHE DOES USE A COMPTER MOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| AFTER TYPING FOR HOURS ON COMPUTER DEVELOPED LT. WRIST PAIN DX: SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF HAND PAIN USING COMPUTER, ACUTE WRIST PAIN LIKELY SECON DARY TO CARPEL TUNNEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| WRIST PAIN- SUSTAINED FROM WORKING ON THE COMPUTER FOR HOURS EVERY DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| LAP TOP COMPUTER DROPPED ON WRIST - CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| 44 YOM HAD BEEN USING A COMPUTER FOR SEVERAL HOURS STRAIGHT. STRAIN, OF BOTH WRISTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| PT STATES SHE'S DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN FROM WORKING ON COMPUTER IN SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| STRAINED WRIST WHEN LIFTING COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| PT HAS WRIST PAIN AFTER PLAYING *** FOR SEVERAL HOURS; LT WRIST STRAIN WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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