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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 168
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 8 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN. DX: L RADIUS/ULNA FX W/SEVERE ANGULATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 6 YOM CUT HIS RIGHT ARM ON A METAL TRASH CAN TODAY. DX-RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| PT HURT FOREARM DIGGING IN DUMPSTER TRYING TO GET SODA CAN & FELL OUT, PAIN, TENDERNESS, SWELLING; FRACTURE OF DISTAL END OF RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FX FOREARM, FELL FROM DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 11 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT HIS ARM ON A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 14 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT INJURED ARM YESTERDAY WHEN CLIMBING IN GARBAGE DUMPSTER; FOREAR M FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2007 | Age: 7 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 7 YO MLACERATION TO FOREARM CUT ON PIECE OF GLASS WHEN TAKING GARBAGE OUT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THROWING OUT THE TRASH AND CUT ARM ON UNKNOWN OBJECT. D : ARM L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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