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Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 584
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Date: 12/03/2004Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL WHILE FIXING FENCE - LEFT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2004Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranchFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Buckets or pails
TRIPPED OVER FENCE WITH BUCKET IN HAND LAC TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
SCRATCHED WRIST AGAINST BARBED WIRE DX: L WRIST ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
NAVICULAR FX & HAND LAC-TRIPPED-FELL-@ HOME-WHILE CLOSING A GATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FIXING FENCE CUT WRIST DX LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
WRIST CT-PAIN WHILE PUSHING A GATE SHUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
R WRIST LACERATION - BIT BY A DOG WHEN CLIMBING A CHAIN LINK FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL AT HOME WHILE WORKING ON A FENCE, LANDED ON CONCRETE. C/O PAIN RT WRIST. RT WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT GOT IN A FIREANT BED AT HOME, ALSO INJURED WRIST ON A FENCE. DX-LOCAL REACTION FIREANTS, SPRAIN WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT STATES HE WAS WORKING AROUND HOUSE AND WAS USING BARBWIRE AND TWISTED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT FELL INTO FENCE CUTTING WRIST DX LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
TRIPPED OVER GATE DX FX DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2004Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT GOT WRIST STUCK IN GATE. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO WRIST WITH CO NTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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