Accidents - Awls, chisels or planes - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 232
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	87
50+ years old:	144

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 52 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: Awls, chisels or planes
PT C/O PIECE OF METAL IN LFT ARM. A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF INTO ARM. DX FB IN LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
32 YO MALE HAD CHISEL BREAK OFF AND IMPALED IN LEFT FOREARM F/B FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Awls, chisels or planes
PLANER WAS ACCID TURNED ON AND PULLED PT'S ARM IN. DX: L FOREARM DEGLOVING INJURY, OPEN L RADIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 39 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: Awls, chisels or planes
FOREARM FB-HIT METAL W/A CHISEL & METAL FB HIT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Awls, chisels or planes, Doors
USING A CHISEL ON A DOOR CUT FOREARM WITH THE CHISEL DX: L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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