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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 45
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT WITH SPRAINED WRIST WHEN PT PICKED UP PURSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT WAS CARRYING A HEAVY PURSE AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothing accessories |
| PT CROSSING THE STREET LOOKING DOWN GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF PURSE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TRIPPED OVER THE CURB AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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