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Accidents - Hammers - Year 2003 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 120
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Date: 09/16/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT INJ LT BICEP WHILE USING A HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL HIT ARM. DX: FB L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2003Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
FOREIGN BODY ARM - 25 YOM WAS HAMMERING METAL ON SATURDAY AND A PIECE F LEW UP AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN LEFT UPPER ARM, C/O DULL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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