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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 829
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL HIT COMPUTER DESK FX R HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL AGAINST DRESSER AT HOME INJURING UPPER ARM. DX: FRACTURE HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL AND HIT A DRESSER CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER RT UNDER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FRACTURED UPPER ARM WHEN UNDER DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DRESSER FELL ON ARM DX: R UPPER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| GOT DIZZY AND FELL HEAD ON DRESSER DX FX HUMERUS , FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT ARM ON DRAWER DX CONTUSION R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2004 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHILD WILL NOT USE ARM SINCE YESTERDAY. BABYSITTER REPORTS CHILD FELL O NTO DRESSER OR ONTO HER YESTERDAY. D:SUPRACONDYLAR FX, HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL IN BEDROOM, HIT ARM ON DRESSER/ CONTUSION RT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL OFF OF A CHEST AND WAS CUT ON METAL EDGE. DX: L BICEP LAC 7-8 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PT WAS PUTTING HIS CLOTHES IN DRESSER WHEN A PICTURE FRAME THAT WAS SIT TING ON TOP FELL. BROKEN BLASS CUT HIS UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING ON DRESSER AND FELL, CUTTING HER RIGHT ARM ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF SIDE TO HOLD BELTS. DX. RIGHT ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| DRESSER FELL HITTING PT AND THEN PT FELL TO FLOOR. DX: MULT COTN UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMTIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 76 YO F CAUGHT TOE UNDER CHEST AND FELL ON FLOOR FX HUMERUS DISTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HUMERUS FX-FELL AGAINST A DRESSER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT COMPLAINS OF RIGHT UPPER ARM PAIN - REPORTS SHE FELL AGAINST HE R COMPUTER DESK AT HOME TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 93 YOF SLIPPED, HIT ARM & MOUTH ON DRESSER, SUSTAINED HUMERAL FX, CONTU SION OF RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS UPPER ARM FROM PUSHING A TOOL CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL OFF DRESSER AND HURT ARM DX LT UPPER ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| A CHEST OF DRAWERS FELL ON PT - C/O ABRASION TO UPPER ARM & PAIN TO BAC K OF HEAD. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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