Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED, FELL OVER GARDEN HOSE AT HOME YESTERDAY INJURING LOWER ARM. D X: COLLES FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED ON GARDEN HOSE. DX: R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPE OVER SPRINKLER INJURING FOREARM DX FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER INJURING FOREARM DX; FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 63 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: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FRACTURE ULNA, DISLOCATED RADIAL HEAD, TRIPPED OVER A WATER HOSE AND LANDED ON CEMENT SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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