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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| LT WRIST SPRAIN-BENT WRIST BACKWARDS-READING A BOOK-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT CAUGHT WRIST ON DESK. SHE WAS TRYING TO CATCH A FALLING BOOK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| FRACTURED WRIST WHEN BOOK FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| A STACK OF BOOKS DROPPED ON WRIST AND PATIENT ATTEMPTED TO BREAK FALL, CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN WALL OF BUS AND BOOKS INJURING WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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