Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 699
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Stairs or steps
C/O UPPER ARM&BACK PAIN S/P SUSTAINED FALL DOWN STAIRS,?NUMBER OF STEPS WHILE CARRYING A BOX A WEEK AGO>>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Stairs or steps
PT WAS CARRYING A BOX TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND TRIPPED OFF THE STEPS ONTO SHOULDER FRACTURED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
C/O UPPER ARM PAIN S/P ACCIDENTALLY WHILE LIFTING A BOX DROPPED IT ONTO ARM>>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Doorsills or frames
PT WAS CARRYING SOME BOXES THROUGH A DOORWAY AND FELL ONTO RIGHT SHOULD ER FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT PICKED UP A BOX AT HOME FELT UPPER ARM PAIN, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT SUS SPRAIN TO BICEP WHILE LIFTING A HEAVY BOX%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
INJURY TO ARM LIFTING BOX AT HOME. DX UPPER ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT C/O R SHOULDER PAIN AFTER PICKING UP A BOX ON SATURDAY. DX. TORN BI CEP MUSCLE, ROTATOR CUFF INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
RT ARM STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO RT ARM AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOXES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
JUST MOVED INTO A NEW HOUSE, HAS BEEN MOVING LOTS OF BOXES, NOW PRESNTS WITH BICEPS PAIN >> MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX & FELL ON FLOOR AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
80YOF WAS HOME TRIPPED OVER A BOX,FELL WITH LEFT ARM TUCKED UNDER HER,HITTING FLOOR; HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/06/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
LIFTING HEAVY BOXES SPRAIN LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER A POTATO BOX AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX. HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PATIENT TRYING TO LIFT A BOX, FELL ON SHOULDER, C/O SHOULDER PAIN. DX-HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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