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Accidents - Window screens - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 269
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2000:67
Year 2002:15
Year 2004:15
Year 2005:83
Year 2008:14
Year 2010:71

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Window screens
71YOF AT HOME R ARM INJ CAUGHT ON WINDOW SCREEN/ DX AVULSION R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Window screens
DX CELLULITIS ARM: PRESENT 2D AFTER SCRATCH'G FLEXOR R FOREARM ON METAL SCREEN W PAIN, REDNESS & SWELL'G TO AREA AROUND SCRATCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2005Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A BROKEN WINDOW SCREEN AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens
INJURED R ARM 1 WEEK AGO, CUT ON SCREEN DX: INFECTED LAC R FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Window screens, Stepladders
FELL OFF A STEPLADDER WHILE CHANGING A SCREEN RESULTING IN A FX. OF THE FADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2000Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Window screens, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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