Accidents - Toilets - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,389
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	78
6-15 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	290
50+ years old:	950

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
PT TRIPPED OVER A BATH MAT AT HOME STRUCK HER LEFT LOWER ARM AGAINST A TOILET LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toilets
PT C/O "I WAS PUTTING THE TOILET"SNAKE" AWAY AND IT CAME LOOSE AND GOT STUCK IN LT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 83 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: Avulsion
Product: Toilets
83 YOM FELL OFF TOILET R ARM SKIN TEARSKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT WAS THROWING OUT TOILET BOWL WHEN PORCELAIN CUT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Trampolines
FELL OFF TOILET SEAT DAY BEFORE AND THEN FELL OFF A TRAMPOLINE TODAY AN D COMPLAINING OF ARM PAIN BOTH DAYS/ FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Beds or bedframes
79 YO FEMALE CUT ARM WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM COMMODE TO BED LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 38 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: Laceration
Product: Toilets
LACERATION FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS SHE CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON THICK POR CELIN BACK OF TOILET SEAT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Counters or countertops
FELL WHILE CLIMBING ON TOILET TO SIT ON COUNTER. ACUTE NONDISPLACED FX DISTAL LT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
FOREARM LAC-@ NURSING HOME-SLID OFF THE TOILET-CUT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE HAVING BM ON TOILET, PASSED OUT ON FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL DEPRESSION, ABRASION RT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 80 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: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Sinks
SKIN TEAR R ARM - FELL BETWEEN TOILET AND SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Ceilings and walls
RIGHT LOWER ARM LAC. FELL ON TO BROKEN TOILET WHEN SIDING OF WALL GAVE AWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 57 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
CONT L LOWER ARM/57YOM STS YEST. LIFTING TOILET, PUT L ARM IN DIRTY WAT ER & TODAY NOTICED DISCOLORATION OF ARM. DENIES PAIN OR ITCHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
73YOM FIXING TOILET TANK AT HOME INJ LOWER ARM DX MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT CUT FOREARM ON TOILET C/O BLEEDING DX: LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON CERAMIC WHILE REPLACING TOILET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
SKIN TEARS L FOREARM/HAND; CAUGHT HAND WHILE GETTING UP FROM TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT FELL OFF BEDSIDE COMMODE AT ASSISTED LIVING CENTE R
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
80 YO FEMALE FELL OFF TOILET TO FLOOR CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
LAC LT FOREARM WHILE TAKING A TOILET APART THIS AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL OFF A TOILE T ONTO THE FLOOR AND LACERATED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
DISTAL RADIUS FX/84YOF HAD FOOT ON TOILET, LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO T HE BATHTUB INJURING WRIST/ARM. WAS AT A ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
76 YO FEMALE PASSED OUT ON TOILET SYNCOPE - CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
84 YO FEMALE PULLED SELF OFF TOILET ON MONDAY FRACTURE RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PATIENT CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE TOILET. DX-LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PT IN A RESTAURANT BATHROOM TO GIVE HIMSELF AN INJECTION OF HEROIN DROP PED THE SYRINGE IN THE TOILET USED IT ANYWAY- CELLULITIS TO LFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PATIENT WAS HELPING HIS DAD MOVE A TOILET AND CUT HIS ARM. DX-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 75 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
R ARM CONT/75YOF AT HOME FELL FROM COMMODE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
FELL WHILE GETTING UP FROM COMMODE. DX. SKIN TEAR L FOREARM, SPINAL ST ENOSIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 80 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: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Paper products
R FOREARM SKIN TEAR - FELL OFF TOILET WHEN REACHING FOR TOILET PAPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 99 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PATIENT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO FOREARM AFTER STANDING UP FROM TOILET BOW L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT THROWING A PORCELAIN TOILET INTO A DUMPSTER WHEN IT SHATTERED SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT C/O RT WRIST INJ S/P SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ON TOLIET IN BATHROOM. D X: RT RADIUS FRX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
FELL OFF TOILET DX. FOREARM CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
79 YO FEMALE PASSED OUT ON TOILET AND FELL TO FLOOR - SYNCOPE CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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