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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 903
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Date: 10/27/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
FELL IN YARD AT HOME STRIKING L FOREARM ON FENCE SUST LACERATION DX 7 CM LAC L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts, Motor vehicles or parts
REPORTS FALLING AGAINST THE FENCE WHILE OPENING CAR DOOR VERSUS TRIPPED OVER STAIRS THEN FELL AGAINST THE FECNE>>FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
INTOXICATED,CLIMBING OVER FENCE AND CAUGHT ARM ON IT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
76 Y/O M INJURED L FOREARM WHEN GOT CAUGHT ON FENCE AT HOME. DX; L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PW TO FOREARM-HIT RUSTY FENCE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
ARM LAC, PT FELL INTO A FENCE INJURING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
ARM INJURY FROM WOODEN FENCE. DX- ACUTE SKIN TEAR LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A WIRE FENCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
INJURED R ARM, HIT ON FENCE POST DX; R ULNA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
FOREARM PW-INJURED ON RUSTY FENCE WIRE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT CUT LT ARM ON FENCE POST AT HOME LACERATION LT FOREARM 4CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Fences or fence posts, Insect induced injuries
PT WAS BUILDING A FENCE AND WAS BIT BY AN INSECT ON THE LOWER ARM TURNE D RED DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fences or fence posts
HEMATOMA ARM: WORKING ON A FENCE, MOVED A POST CAUSING TOP PICKET FENCE RAILING TO FALL, STRIKING RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fences or fence posts
59 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO FOREARM CUT ON WOODEN FENCE TODAY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
52 YOM CUT FOREARM AND FINGERS ON BARBED WIRE FENCE. DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM AND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fences or fence posts
74 YO F CONTUSION TO FOREARM STRAIN TO TOE SLIPPED ON LEAVES AND FELL HITTING FENCE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
GATE KNOCKED PT ONTO CURB. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX, R ELBOW LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PATIENT WAS BUILDING A FENCE AT HOME, BARBED WIRE UNCOILED AND STRUCK HIS ARM. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND AND HEMATOMA LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fences or fence posts
WOODEN FENCE FELL ON ARM, ACUTE LACERATION OF LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Fences or fence posts
PT WAS WALKING WITH HUSBAND AND TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AN IRON FENCE AND FRACTURED ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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