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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 865
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 57 YO M FELL OFF ROOF, CAUGHT ARM ON GUTTER. DX EXTENSIVE FOREARM LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| FOREARM LAC-75YOM CLEANING OUT THE GUTTERS AND THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING PT TO CUT ARM ON THE GUTTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| ARM ABS-65YOM-INJURED ON SEWER DRAIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 70 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| 70YOF STANDING ON A LADDER CLEANING HER GUTTERS WHEN SHE WAS BIT SEVERA L TIMES ON THE LOWER ARMS BY RED ANTS RASH AND SWELLING DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 69 YO CLEANING GUTTERS INJURED ARM LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, House repair or construction materials |
| DX ARM LAC/WOUND REPAIR/TETENUS UPDATE: CUT R FOREARM ON SHINGLE AND GUTTER OF HIS ROOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS CLEANING DRAIN SPOUT & CUT ARM, DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| FOREARMS RASH-AFTER CLEANING GUTTERS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| PT USING LADDER, PUTTING UP GUTTERS ON HOUSE, FELL FROM LADDER & SUSTA INED LACERATIONS, ABRASIONS TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RADIUS FX-FELL OVER A DRAIN PIPE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| 60 YO CLEANING GUTTER ON LADDER FELL OFF LANDED ON ARM FX ULNA SHAFT CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Extension or straight ladders |
| CLEANING OUT RAIN GUTTERS AT HOME FELL FROM LADDER INJURING LOWER ARM .COLLES FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 3 CM FOREARM LAC-TRIPPED ON GUTTER-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| TRIPPED OVER RAIN GUTTER, FELL DX: RT. RADIAL FRACTURE RT. ULNAR STYLOID FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| GUTTER FELL AND CUT PT'S FOREARM. DX: PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| MULTIPLE SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS LT FOREARM, TRIPPED OVER A PIPE AND FELL AGAINST BRICK BUILDING GARAGE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 68 Y/O F INJURED R FOREARM WHEN TRIPPED OVER PIPE IN STREET. DX; CONTUSION R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 52 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| FOREARM CT-TRIPPED ON A DRAINPIPE & FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2000 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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