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Accidents - Televisions - Year 2003 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 723
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Date: 12/26/2003Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions, Rugs or carpets
PATIENT CLIMBING ON TV AND FELL ON CARPET WITH ARM BEHIND BACK WRIST FL EXED; WRIST SPRAIN, WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2003Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
22 YO FEMALE CAUGHT A TV LAST NIGHT AND INJURED RIGHT WRIST CONTUSION RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PT HAVING MIGRAINE HEADACHE, GOT TUNNEL VISION, GERABBED AT TV TO PREVE NT FALL & TV FELL ONTO WRIST. D: WRIST CONTUSION, MIGRAINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
10 Y.O. B MALE W/FX WRIST. PT STS DROPPED A TELEVISION WRIST @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
PT LIFTING TV AND INJURED WRIST 2 WKS AGO DX WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PATIENT STATES TELEVISION FELL ON WRIST. DX: CONTUSION TO WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL OVER ON LOWER ARM DX. WRIST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2003Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON ARM DX. WRIST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT WITH TV FALLING ONTO RT WRIST C/O PN, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A BIG SCREEN TELEVISION DX; LT WRIST SP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
WRIST CONTUSION - 14 YOF WAS WRESTLING WITH FATHER OVER TELEVISION REMO TE CONTROL AND HER RIGHT WRIST HIT DAD'S ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
39 YO FEMALE HIT LEFT WRIST ON TV LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/17/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
LEFT WRIST PAIN. PT TRIED TO CATCH A TELEVISION FROM FALLING AND INJURE D WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2003Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
PT INJ RT WRIST WHILE CARRYING A TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
L WRIST HURTING WHILE PT WAS WATCHING TV, HAD WRIST BETWEEN LEGS, FLET PAIN IN L WRIST. DX. L WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2003Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
RT WRIST STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING AND MOVING A TELEVISION AND INJURED WRIS T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT DROPPED A TV ON HIS WRIST DX: RT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON PT'S LT WRIST. CT LT WRIST, R/O OCCULT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2003Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PT FELL AGAINST TELEVISION AND INJURED WRIST. D: WRIST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2003Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
T.V. FELL ON HAND / TWISTED WRIST DX: WRIST SPRAIN / HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PATINT SITTING ON TV AT HOME, BROTHER DIDN'T CATCH HER AND SHE FELL 4 F T,HYPERFLEXED WRISTS; BILATERAL WRIST FXS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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