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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 555
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 37 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: Televisions, Stairs or steps |
| PT HAD 32 INCH TELEVISION FALL OVER ONTO SELF AND THEN FELL DOWN 9 STAI RS. D: MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS INCLUDING BOTH FOREAMS & LEGS, FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Televisions, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS OVER WEEKEND, TV, ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, COMPUTER, ETC. DX. SPRAIN L FOREARM, ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 45 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: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| TWISTED A TV REMOTE CONTROL AND DEVELOPED IN FOREARM;TENOSYNOVITIS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 2 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: Televisions |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD PULLED A 20" TV DOWN ON HERSELF AT HOME, CHILD C/O'S OF RT ARM PAIN. CONTUSION/ABRASION TO RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions |
| GRABBED REMOTE CONTROL FROM HUSBAND NONDISPLACED FRACTURE RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WRESTLING WITH BROTHER KNOCKED OVER TV WITH IT HITTING PT ON RT ARM ON FLOOR, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT WAS TRYING TO REACH FOR SOMETHING AND A 19" TV FELL ONTO PTS LEFT AR M AND LEG. D: MILD CONTUSION TO LEFT ARM ; INSECT BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 2 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: Fracture |
| Product: Televisions, Television tables or stands |
| PULLED A 17" TELEVISION DOWN FROM 2 FT TV STAND DX: FRACTURED RIGHT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN STRUCK ON TV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| LEFT ARM LAC, PT WAS MOVING A TELEVISION AND THE GLASS BROKE CUTTING AR M. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 8 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: Televisions |
| CONTUSED ARM WHEN TV FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions |
| CONTUSED ARM WHEN FELL ON TV. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 45 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: Televisions |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS A TELEVISION FELL ONTO RIGHT FOREAR M - DIRECT BLOW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 20 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: Laceration |
| Product: Televisions |
| L FOREARM LAC - HIT ARM ON TELEVISION WHEN MOVING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSED LOWER ARM WHEN TV FELL WHILE TRYING TO OPEN DRESSER DRAWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| RIGHT ARM INJ. PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND TO MOVE AND DROPPED A TV ONTO AR M |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 2 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: Televisions |
| FELLON TELEVISION INJURED ARM DX: CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 90 YO F TRYING TO CHANGE TV CHANNELS GOT TANGLED IN WALKER. DX S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 11 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: Televisions |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO ARM AFTER TV FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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