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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 11YOF HIT RT ARM AFTER A GUTTER FELL ON IT, AT HOME DX; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Extension or straight ladders |
| 12YOM FELL OFF A LADDER, WHILE CLEANING THE GUTTERS, LANDED ON LT ARM- SWOLLEN. DX; BOTH BONE FOREARM FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT WAS LIFTING GUTTERS AND CUT FOREARM. DX-LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 9 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER FOREARM AS A RESULT OF FALLING BY A GUT TER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CUT ARM ON RAIN GUTTER FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 9 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RAN INTO DOWNSPOUT DX. FOREARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2001 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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: Crushing |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Swimming pools |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/03/2001 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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