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Accidents - Sinks - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
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Date: 12/31/2002Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Tableware and accessories
PT WAS REACHING INTO SINK AND KNOCKED OVER CUP OF HOT TEA. DX: R ARM BURN SECOND DEG 2-3% TBSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2002Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
88 YOM HIT ARM ON BATHROOM SINK. DX FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
CONTUSED FOREARM WHEN FELL FROM SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT.C/O CUT TO RT. FOREARM SUSTAIN WHEN SLIPPED AND HIT SINK AT HOME DX-LACERATION RT. FOREARM 5CM FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks
RIGHT ARM PAIN. PT INJURED ARM WHEN HITTING IT ON A SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
HOME IS BEING REMODELED - PT CUT ARM ON SHARP EDEGE OF SINK. D: LACER ATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2002Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
91 YO MALE CUT RIGHT ARM ON SINK AT HOME LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PT WAS WORKING ONA PORCELAN SINK IT BROKE AND LAC HIS RT ARM +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Ceilings and walls
SEVERE FOREARM LACERATION WHEN SINK FELL FROM WALL WHEN CHILD CLIMBING IN IT AT ***
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/12/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks
PATIENT SPLASHED HOT GREASE ON ARM WHEN POURING INTO SINK AT HOME YESTE RDAY; 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
CHILD BEING BATHED IN SINK. TOUCHED NEARBY PAN THAT HAD HOT WATER IN IT D: FOREARM BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks, Toilets
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME WAS IN BATHROOM AND FELL BETWEEN THE SINKAND T OILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
PATIENT LEANED AGAINSTS CERAMIC SINK AND IT COLLAPSED. +ETOH. D: ARM/HA ND LACERATIONS, FINGER AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
PULL DOWN DISPLAY SINK AT HARDWARE STOREFOREARM CONTUSION WITH ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
FOREARM LACERATION - WAS CLEANING THE SINK AND DRAIN AND LACERATED RIGH T FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2002Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
13 MON OLD W MALE W/FOREARM CONTUSION. PT FELL WHILE MOM WAS BATHI NG HIM IN THE SINK @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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