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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 465
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Date: 09/15/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT STATED YESTERDAY WAS TRYING TO GET RID OF A BUNCH OF WASPS, BY FLUSHING THEM WITH A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE, STUNG MULTI X'S HAND DX: STING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WAS WATERING GARDEN AND TRIPPED ON HOSE AND FELL INJURING HAND DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Footwear
77YO WHITE MALE AT HOME WALKING IN BACKYARD STEPPED OVER SPRINKLER & SANDALS WERE CAUGHT,FELL OVER,DX HAND & RIB CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT AT HOME TRIPPED ON GARDEN HOSE FALLING HIT HEAD/ DX 2CM X1 1CMX 1 LACS FX L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2009Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers, Poles
DX LAC HAND-COMPLICAT/TETANUS IMM: WATER THE LAWN, TURNED TO LEAVE & TRIP'D OVER HOSE, CAUGHT SELF ON FLAGPOLE SUSTAIN'G LAC THENAR L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER A SPRINKLER HEAD AND FELL AT HOME INJURED HAND DX/ RIGHT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WITIH LAC TO HAND, TRIPPED OVER A HOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
74 Y/O F INJURED R HAND WHEN TRIPPED AND FELL OVER GARDEN HOSE. DX; FX 5TH METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
R HAND INJ;OSTEOARTHRITIS/76YOF C/O HAND PAIN DOING THINGS AROUND HOUSE &CARRIED HEAVY GARDEN HOSE 3 DAYS AGO & 2 DAYS AGO HAD SWELLING/PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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