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Accidents - Swimming pools - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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Date: 09/16/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pools
PT SLIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO A SWIMMING POOL AND FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Swimming pools
SLIPPED BY THE SIDE OF THE SWIMMING POOL&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS L ANDING ONTO CONCRETE>> WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swimming pools
RIGHT WRIST STR. PT WAS PUTTING A NEW POOL LINER AND FELL INJURING WRIS T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Swimming pools, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WAS PUTTING KID'S POOL UP AND PUSHED ON HOSE. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN, SUSPECTED SCAPHOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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