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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,419
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 18YOM HIT HIS ARM ON A BUSH WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD, PRESENTS WITH ARM PAIN. DX. NOT GIVEN / LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 24 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT HURT FOREARM CHOPPING WOOD, DX: SPRIAN TO RI GHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 64YOM DEVELOPED RT ARM PAIN WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREES OUTSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 36 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: Tools |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT FA-36YOM C/O A PIECE OF WOOD IN LEFT FOREARM AFTER TR YING TO CUT A TREE LIMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 22 YO M CUTTING SHRUBS, CUT ARM. DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 51YOM, C/O PRURITIC RASH TO B/L ARMS/LEGS S/P CLEANING BRUSH >>DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 54YOM-RASH ON ARMS-EXPOSURE WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 36YOM-FOREARM RASH-AFTER CUTTING DOWN BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 34 YR OLD MALE GETTING TOOLS FROM TRUCK AND LAC FOREARM ON METAL PART |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| ACUTE RHUS DERMATITIS: 47YOM RASH ON L ARM FOR A WEEK, WAS CUTTING WEEDS LAST WEEK, EXPOSED TO POISON IVY, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 7 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: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| 7 Y MALE FELL FROM TRACTOR ONTO A FENCE POST DIGGER FX:ULNAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 17YOM, WAS CUTTING TREES&CLEARING BRUSHES&NOW WITH B/L UPPER EXTERMITIE S RASH>>DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| 48 YO F TRYING TO CUT DOWN TREE, LIMB HIT ARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 37 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: Tools, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| 37YOM, REPORTS TOOLS FELL ON ARM FROM TOOLBOX @ HOME >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 39YOM, WAS CUTTING TREE&BRANCHES 2D AGO LATER NOTICED BRUISES TO THE AR M>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 71 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: Tools |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 71 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION OF THE LEFT FO REARM - STATES HE WAS CUTTING A TREE & END OF BRANCH CUT FOREARM - HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 29 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: Tools |
| 29 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM BY WOOD CUTTER KICKING PLYWO OD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 44 Y/OMALE USING A CUTTING TOOL AT HOME AND CUT ARM DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 36YOM SUSTAINED UPPER RIGHT FOREARM INJURY WHILE CUTTING A TREE.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| URTICARIA: 64YOM BLOTCHY RASH ON ARMS & TRUNK, STARTED FRIDAY, CUTTING SOME TREES, FINDING CONSISTENT MORE URTICARIA RASH THAN CONT.DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 27 Y/O MALE CUT FOREARM ON A METAL TOOL AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 76YOWM PT WENT TO SHOP AT HOME, LOST BALANCE AND HIT ARM ON SOME TOOLS. DX. LAC L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CONT'S & ABRA'S L FOREARM 2ND TO TRAUMA, R/O FX: 47YOM CUTTING TREE DOWN WHEN PART OF TREE BOUNCED BACK,STRUCK HIM IN L FOREARM & WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 36 YOF WAS TRYING TO BREAK INTO HER HOUSE W/GARDEN TOOL. DX: L FOREARM LAC 4 CM, FACIAL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 16YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT ARM WITH FRIEND'S FATHER'S TOOLS LACERATION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 20 YOM, LAC TO FOREARM, WAS USING CUTTING TOOL FOR FIRST TIME AND RAN IT ACROSS FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| 30YOM WAS CUT WITH METAL TOOL AFTER DRINKING ETOH DX: LT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| 57YOM CUTTING TREES, TREE FELL ON ARM/ LT DISTAL RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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