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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 399
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT SLIPPED W/WRENCH AND HIT HAND WORKING ON CAR. DX: R DISTAL ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT IN HIS SHOP WORKING ON A CAR YANKED ON A WRENCH IT CAME LOOSE HIS AR M FLEW BACK AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL LACERATION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 51 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LACERATION FOREARM - STRUCK ARM WITH NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT HIT SELF IN FOREARM WITH A WRENCH WHEN CHANGING TIRE ON CAR DX:FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Pipes |
| CUT ARM WITH PIPE CUTTER WHILE CUTTING COPPER PIPE. D; LACERATION TO LT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT WAS BREAKING A BOLT LOOSE WITH A WRENCE WHEN HIS ARM SLAMMED INTO THE WALL. DX-LACERATION FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WAS TWISTING WRENCH WHICH BROKE. DX: CONT R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Tables |
| WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH, FELL BACK ONTO BROKEN GLASS TABLE FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 24 YO M RATCHET BROKE WHILE WORKING ON CAR. DX LACERATION TO R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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