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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,402
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PUSHED INTO A DESK AT SCHOOL. DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SLAMMED HIS (R) WRIST ON A DESK IN ANGER DX- WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS STANDING ON A DESK AND FELL ONTO WINDOW. D: LACERATION LEFT WR IST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RIGHT WRIST INJURY; DRESSER DRAWER FELL ONTO PTS WRIST. D: RIGHT WRIS T CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 32 YOF TWISTED LEFT WRIST OPENING A DRAWER SUSTAINING A SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO WRIST AFTER FALLING AND HITTING WRIST ON DRESSER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT WRIST AGAINST CORNER OF DRESSER. CC:PAIN, SWELLING OF WRIST. XR:NEG. DX:CNT/ABR TO WRIST.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STRUCK HIS R WRIST ON THE DESK AT SCHOOL YEST. HAS PAIN TO DORSAL AC SPECT OF WRIST. DX R WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Beds or bedframes |
| TRANSFERRING FROM COMMODE TO BED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER AND F X WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT WRIST CONTUSION.PT HIT WRIST ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT SLAMMED WRIST ON DESK AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| STRUCK LT WRIST ON SIDE OF DESK AT HOME DX CONTUSION TO LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT WRIST FX.PT FELL INTO A DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL HITTING WRIST ON DRAWERS DX: WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LEFT WRIST STR, PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN PUSHING A HEAVY DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HIT WRIST ON DESK AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO DX// RIGHT WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 26 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RERPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF WRIST PAIN, HEARD A POP, WHILE CLOSING A DRAWE R TODAY>>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A DRESSER AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT PUNCHED DRESSER YESTERDAY. DX: CONT L WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HE, AND OTHERS WERE PUSHING DESKS TOGATHER, AT SCHOOL, & HIS RT WRIST GOT PINCHED IN BETWEEN TWO DESKS. DX: WRIST SPRAIN, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER DRAWER ON FRIDAY, PAIN AND BRUISING TO R WRIST. DX. FX R RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 16 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LT WRIST SPRAIN: MOVING A DRESSER, IT SLIPPED, SHE GRABBED IT, WRIST BENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX WRIST STRAIN: INJ WRIST WHILE AT SCHOOL, HIT WRIST ON DESK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT HAND ON DESK AT SCHOOL, NOW PAINFUL. DX GANGLION CYST A GANGLION CYST IS A DISORDER OF THE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| BUMPED INTO DRESSER DX: SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Containers |
| PT WITH PAIN TO LEFT HAND AND WRIST AFTER FALLING HITTING DRESSER WHILE TRYING TO LIFT BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL OUT OF HIS ATTIC STRUCK LEFT WRIST AGAINST A DRESSER FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL OFF DRESSER;DX FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT HIT HER LEFT WRIST AGAINST A DRESSER, C/O PAIN TO THE DORSUM OF THE WRIST. DX-LEFT WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| WENT TO LEAD ON CHEST OF DRAWERS AND FELL DX WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED OVER A DESK AT SCHOOL SPRAIN WRIST # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL HITTING DRESSER. DX: SPRAIN R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DRESSER FELL ON PT'S R ARM AT HOME. DX. R WRIST AND ULNAR FX, REDUCED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT GOT R WIRST CAUGHT IN A DESK. DX R WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LT WRIST FX: SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST DRESSER AT HOME WHILE LOOKING IN MIRROR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT STATES SHE WAS BEING CHASED BY A BOY IN SCHOOL AND TRIPPED OVER A DE SK C/O WRIST PAIN DX- WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT ARM ON DESK/WRIST CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| WRIST STR. PT STUMBLED IN DARK BEDROOM AND FELL INTO A DRESSER INJURING WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT GOT MAD AND HIT ARM ON DRESSER HAS PAIN TO WRIST DX- WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT AT HOME PUNCHED DRESSER INJ R WRIST/ DX CONTUSION SPRAIN R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| HIT HAND ON DESK. DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT WAS AT HOME HIT WRIST ON A DRESSER CAUSING A FX TO RT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SEARCHING FOR ?STH ON THE DRESSER, LOST BALANCE&FOOSH >> WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| RIGHT WRIST CONT. PT WAS MOVING A DRESSER AND SMASHED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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