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Accidents - Fences or fence posts - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
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Date: 12/31/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT PUTTING UP A FENCE AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO ELBOW THAT GOT INFEC TED CELLULITIS ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
DX ELBOW STRAIN: PAIN IN FOREARM & ELBOW, W LIFT'G SECURITY GATE & FELT PAIN IN FOREARM THAT WENT UP INTO SH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
LEFT ELBOW STRAIN.PT LIFTED A GATE AND INJURED ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS TRYING TO PUT UP A METAL FENCE AT HOME AND STRAINED RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts, Lawn mowers
CONTUSION TO ELBOW WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN FENCE AND LAWNMOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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