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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 603
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| PT. FELL ONTO HER R ARM WHILE PLAYING AT A PLAY STATION. DX. FX L RADI US SHAFT, ULNA SHAFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| LEFT ARM NUMBNESS. PT'S ARM WENT NUMB WHEN TYPING ON COMPUTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 75YOMC TRIPPED WHILE MOVING COMPUTER CUTTING FOREARM/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| LIFTING COMPUTER BOX AND FELT PAIN IN ARM AND SPRAINED FOREARM AND THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| FELL AGAINST COMPUTER - CUT ARM - LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| FELL ON ARM WHILE CLIMBING UP TO GET A COMPUTER GAME |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 45 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 PAIN. PT WAS MOVING A COMPUTER MONITOR AND INJURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2003 | Age: 30 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 |
| LT FOREARM STRAIN-PAIN WHILE LIFTING LAPTOP COMPUTER OUT OF HIS *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 21 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT C/O HURT ARM. A COMPUTER MONITOR FELL ON PT'S ARM. DX CONT TO FOREAR M. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| RADIAL NERVE PALSY. FELL ASLEEP AT THE COMPUTER AND AWOKE WITH PALSY OF LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/FOREARM LAC. PT INJ SELF ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON COMPUTER @ HOME. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 33 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 |
| ULNAR STRAIN-MOVING A COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 51 YO FEMALE'S FOOT GOT TANGLED IN LAP TOP AND TRIPED AND FELL TO FLOOR - RIGHT ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| COMPUTER FELL ON L MIDFOREARM DX-L FOREARM CONTUSION WITH ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| STRAINED ARM WHEN LIFTTNG COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Computers |
| 6YOM FELL OFF OF VIDEO GAME @ BOWLING ALLEY DX: FX R RADIUS DISTAL/ ULNA DISTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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