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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS WALKIG HER DOG AND TRIPPED OVER A "GUTTER" STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT TRIPPED ON A GUTTER AT HOME AND CAUGHT SELF ON HER L ARM, PT W/PAIN TO L WRIST, L ELBOW. DX. FX L DISTAL RADIUS, DISTAL ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT FRACTURED A WRIST BY TRIPPING ON A DRAIN SPOUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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