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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
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Date: 12/19/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
C/O WRIST PAIN S/P DOING LOT OF SHOVELING IN THE LAST FEW DAYS >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2007Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT STRAINED R WRIST CHOPPING ICE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2007Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LEFT WRIST FX.LPT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
52YOF WHILE HOME USING A SNOW SHOVEL TO REMOVE SNOW,SLIPPED AND FELL,INJURING WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELED SNOW ALL WK, NOW C/O WRIST PAIN&SWELLING " SEPTIC ARTHRITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/18/2007Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW PASSED OUT FELL AND INJURED WRIST DX// LEFT WRIST FX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/17/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SPRAIN L WRIST, PT SHOVELING SNOW, NO LOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
53 YOF SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED RIG HT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL ON ICE WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
STRAIN WRIST - 61 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT OF RIGHT WRIS T PAIN - ONSET WHEN SHOVELING AT HOME YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND INJURED WRIST. DX: DISTAL RADIAL SHAFT FRACTURE WITH EXTENSION INTO JOINT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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