Accidents - Counters or countertops - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 750
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
PT FELL IN HIS KITCHEN STRIKING RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST THE COUNTER L ACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HIT FOREARM ON A COUNTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 81 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: Avulsion
Product: Counters or countertops
PT LOST BALANCE FELL AGAINST KITCHEN COUNTER, CAUSING SKIN AVULSION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
PATIENT FELL & CUT LT FOREARM AGAINST COUNTER AT HOME IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT. DX - AVULSION OF SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2006	Age: 82 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: Counters or countertops
LEFT FOREARM SKIN TEAR.PT HIT FOREARM ON A COUNTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Counters or countertops
PT TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST WOODEN COUNTER, CONTUSION TO ARM, SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
FOREARM LACERATION.PT FELL AGAINST A COUNTER AND CUT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
79 Y/O F INJURED R FOREARM WHEN CAUGHT IT ON EDGE OF KITCHEN COUNTER AT HOME. DX; LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Counters or countertops
PT SLIPPED AND HIT ARM ON COUNTER. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
PT SCRAPED RT FOREARM ON EDGE OF COUNTER AT HOME, LAC LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CUT ON COUNTERTOP WHILE OPENING CABINET DOOR 6 CM FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 84 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: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND HIT A COUNTER CAUSING A LACERATION TO HER RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Counters or countertops
DX HEMATOMA RIGHT FOREARM: HIT ARM ON COUNTER EDGE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Counters or countertops
83YOM BRUSHED ARM AGAINST COUNTER AT HOME CAUSING TEAR IN SKIN DX SKIN TEAR LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 88 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: Counters or countertops
HIT ARM ON COUNTER EDGE ABRASION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Counters or countertops
PT FELL AND HIT ARM ON COUNTER. DX: LAC R ARM 8 X 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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