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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| STUMBLED OVER TV CABLE IN PT. BACKYARD ,FELL ON ELBOW, SHOULDER. DX. FX . LT. PROXIMAL HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| HURT ARM CATCHING A FALLING TV - BICEPS TEAR TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| BICEPS STRAIN- PT. LIFTING TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions, Metal containers |
| PT STATES WAS WATCHING TV, STOOD UP SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING UPPER ARM ON A METAL CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Refrigerators |
| LT UPPER ARM PAIN. TV FELL OFF THE REFRIGERATOR, HIT W/ TV. DX; LT ARM CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| LIFTING TV PULLED MUSCLES RIGHT BICEP MUSCLE TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT LIFTING A TELEVISION SET AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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