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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 297
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Date: 10/26/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PULLING HEAVY GARDEN HOSE PARTIAL BICEP MUSCLE TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER A HOSE AND FELL ONTO CEMENT FX UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSEDX: RT. HUMERAL FRACTURE, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT FELL WALKING BACKWARD WHILE ROLLING UP A GARDEN HOSE DX: LT HUMERAL NECK FX+
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FX LEFT HUMERUS-TRIPPED OVER HOSE AT HOME INJURING LEFT ARM. ALSO HAS 1 CM LACERATION TO REAR OF HEAD W/HEMATOMA TO LEFT ELBOW.ALSO MID BACK PN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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