Accidents - Hammers - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,004
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	59
16-25 years old:	142
26-50 years old:	639
50+ years old:	162

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers, Motor vehicles or parts
HELPING BROTHER FIX CAR MOTOR, C/O BEING ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HAND, LOWER ARM, WITH HAMMER, DX; FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
USING A HAMMER; DRIVING A METAL WEDGE THROUGH A PIECE OF WOOD. PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO LT FOREARM. PUNCTURE, LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
FOREARM FB-PIECE OF METAL FROM A HAMMER FLEW INTO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
31YOM L FOREARM INJ HAMMERING SHAFT OF WATER PUMP TODAY PIECE BROKE OF F AND WENT INT LT FOREARM PENETRATING WOUND FB L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
STRIKING WOOD WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AT HOME AND PIECE OF SLEDGEHAMMER FLE W OFF AND STRUCK FOREARM FOREIGN BODY FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT WEAS HAMMERING AT HOME AND THE PIECE OF WOOD FLIPPED UP AFTER BEING STRUCK WITH A HAMMER LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS HAMMERING NAILS AND GOT A NAIL IN HIS FOREARM DX// FB LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 55 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: Hammers
HIT WRIST AND FOREARM WITH HAMMER CONTUSION/TENDONITIS FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hammers, Awls, chisels or planes
HAMMERING CHISEL,CHISEL FRAGMENTED TODAY P.W.LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT GOT FB IN ARM WHILE HAMMERING METAL. DX: AUCTE SUBCUTANEOUS FB R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LT FOREARM WHILE USING HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
USING THE HAMMER ACC STRUCK F.ARM C IT " HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PT INJURED USING HAMMER; FB ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HURT WHILE USING A HAMMER AT HOME. DX: MUSCLE PAIN RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hammers
PT STRUCK LEFT FOREARM WIOTH A HAMMER FRACTURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2006	Age: 31 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: Hammers
HIT LEFT FOREARM WITH A HAMMER DX: CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
PT WAS HANGING A PICTURE AT HOME AND DROPPED THE HAMMER ONTO LEFT FOREA RM ABRASION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
18 YOM FOREIGN BODY ARM WHEN STRUCK WITH A METAL HAMMER AT HOME. HAMMER STILL IN ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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