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Accidents - Chains - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:87
26-50 years old:16
50+ years old:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/20/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chains
CONTUSION FOREARM - @ HOME YESTERDAY TRIPPED OVER A CABLE & FELL ONTO LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chains
PATIENT GOT BIT BY GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG THAT CHAINED, AND PT WAS ATTACKED; MULTIPLE SCRATCH MARKS ON LEGS, ARMS. DX. DOG BITE TO ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chains
PT FELL OVER CHAINS IN PARKING LOT
Disposition: Not recorded


Date: 05/18/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chains, Stairs or steps
68 YOM WAS RELEASING A CHAIN BINDER; BECAUSE OF A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSUR E THE CHAIN BROKE; KNOCKED HIM AGAINST A STEP. CONTUSION, RT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chains
PATIENT JUMPED 1FOOT CHAIN, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED LEFT ARM. IT HURT IMMEDIATELY. DX. LEFT FOREARM FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chains
CABLE SNAPPED BACK DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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