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Accidents - Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches - Year 2002 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 708
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Date: 12/29/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
USING LARGE WRENCH, WRENCH SNAPPED AND CUT WRIST/ LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
@ SON-IN-LAWS LAST NIGHT, USING A WRENCH. RT ULNA STRAIN, R/O PARTIAL W RIST TENDON TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Wire
LT WRIST PAIN. BOLT CUTTER SLID DOWN GUIDE WIRE AND HIT WRIST. DX; CONT LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
INJURED PULLING ON PLIERS DX. WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
18-YOF SPRAINED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF USING A WRENCH AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PULLED ON WRENCH WHICH SLIPPED DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
*23YOM PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON WRENCH, WRIST POPPED DX: ACUTE SPRAIN L WRIST/LUCENT DEFECT METAPHYSOIS DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WORKING WITH WRENCH AND PULLED TOO HARD- FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
WORKING ON CAR WITH A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED HITTING LEFT WRISTDX: CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
54 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO WRIST. PT CUT SELF ON METAL CUTTERS. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
TURNING WRENCH AT HOME WHICH BROKE LACERATING WRIST. DX: LACERATION WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT USING WRENCH AT HOME, SLIPPED AND LAC LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
DX RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN: PUSHING ON RATCHET WRENCH AT HOME, INJURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF WRIST PAIN. ONSET WHILE USING WRENCH. D: ACUTE WRIST PAIN, PARASTHESIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2002Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
HURT RT. WRIST WHILE USING WRENCH DX: CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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