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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 97
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 82 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| FOREARM SKIN TEAR,SCALP CONTUSIONS - FELL WHEN RUNNING TO GET AWAY FRO M SPRINKLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 81 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSE AND FX FOREARM AND RECEIVED HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 53 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| PT TRIPPED ON WATER HOSE LANDING ONTO FOREARM C/O PAIN DX; CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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