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Accidents - Paper products - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
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Date: 10/30/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Paper products
RT UPPER ARM CONTUSION-SUS INJ TO RT UPPER ARM AFTER REACHING FOR HER N EWSPAPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT WAS GOING OUT TO GET THE NEWSPAPER AND FELL ON THE PORCH. DX-HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
PT WENT TO COLLECT NEWSPAPER OFF THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME FELL ONTO LEFT UP PER ARM FRACTURED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/29/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
PT C/O LFT ARM INJURY. PT TRIPPED OVER SOME NEWSPAPERS. DX BANKHART FRA CT LFT GLENOID. SHOULDER CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKING INTO HER HOUSE READING HER MAIL NOT PAYING ATTENTION SLIPPED ON THE THRESHOLD TO THE FLOOR FRACTRED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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