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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 364
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS WALKING ON A SIDE WALK WHEN HER FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON A WIRE CAUSIN G HER TO FALL AND LAND ON HER LOWER ARM. DX. ARM SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2003 | Age: 47 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: Wire |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO HOLD A GOAT WITH A PIECE OF WIRE, INJURED LOWER ARM. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O BEING STUCK WITH A RUSTY WIRE. DX ABRASION/PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREAR ON RAZOR WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO ARM WHENS TRUCK ON WIRE AT STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers |
| POWER MOWER KICKED UP A PIECE OF WIRE DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE STICKING OUT OF ROCK, PULLED WIRE OUT, AREA RE D TODAY. DX. PW R FA, INFECTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT ON WIRE-LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| DX: L FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND WITH ABSCESS. STUCK A RUSTY WIRE INTO ARM WHILE CLEANING BACKYARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 2 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: Wire |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER WIRE AND FELL. DX-ABRASION LEFT FOREARM WITH EARLY CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| PATIENT HAD BEEN PULLING ON A WIRE. DX-BILATERAL FOREARM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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