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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,486
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| 52YOF FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT ARM ON HER DRIVEWAY AS SHE WAS BEND ING OVER TO PICK UP A NEWSPAPER FRACTUERD LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 78 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| FOREARM/ HAND ABS-BENT OVER TO P/U NEWSPAPER-LOST BALANCE-FELL FORWARD ON ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products |
| SOFT TISSUE INJ R ARM: IN PCP'S OFFICE TO GET SLIP FOR XRAY,TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP ANOTHER PAPER, FELL, LANDING ON LOWER ARM AGAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION WAS BENDING DOWN READING HER PRESCRIPTION W HILE WALKING AND FELL OFF A CURB FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT SUSTAINED ARM PAIN WHILE READING THE NEWSPAPER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Paper products, Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS WALKING AROUND HIS GARDEN GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER AND FELL OVER A DECORATIVE BORDER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| ALLERGIC REACTION AFTER USING WIPES ON ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM-TRYING TO RETREIVE PAPER FROM GRATE-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT FELL FORWARD WHILE PICKING UP PAPER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIPPED OVER CHRISTMAS CARDS VS POST CARDS&FELL ONTO ELBOW "UNLA FX'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| FELL WAS WALKING AND READING NEWSPAPER AND STEPPED OFF CURB DX: LACERAT ION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Paper products, Business and office machines |
| 82YFC SHREDDING PAPER AND BUMPED FOREARM ON THE CONTAINER HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT GETTING HIS NEWSPAPER FROM HIS DRIVEWAY AT HOME AND FELL FRACTURED R IGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 54 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: Paper products, Manual scissors |
| CUT F.ARM ON SCISSORS WHILE CUTTING PAPER. " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT FELL FORWARD PICKING UP THE NEWSPAPER OUTSIDE. DX-DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Paper products |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 85 YOF WAS REACHING FOR A TISSUE AND AN OBJECT FEL L LACERATING HER RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT STATES SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER AND SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT TRIPPED GETTING NEWSPAPER. DX: FX L DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT. FELL ON ICE THIS AM GETTING PAPER, C/O PAIN IN R WRIST. DX. FX R D ISTAL RADIUS, DISTAL ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 63 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: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| 63YOF CUT HER THUMB ON A GUM WRAPPER DX: CELLULITIS R ARM /LYMPHEDEMA R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Paper products |
| DOING VOLUNTEER WORK AT HOME,FOLDED 100 ENVELOPES IN ONE DAY,DEVELOPED FORARM PAIN,POSS NERVE DAMAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT COMPLAINT OF ARM PAIN WITH DELIVERING PAPERS, L FOREARM TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT DX MUSCLE STRAIN RT ARM/SHOULDER - SINCE AFTER LIFTING STACK OF PAPERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2001 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2001 | Age: 79 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/1999 | Age: 63 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: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1999 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/1997 | Age: 76 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: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/1997 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/1997 | Age: 69 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: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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