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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 338
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garage doors |
| LIFTING GARAGE DOOR, FELL BURNING L/R WRIST AND POP. DX. TENDON INJURY R FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT WAS WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR AND SPRING TWISTED. DX: 9 CM R FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| FOREARM LAC-PUTTING IN GARAGE DOOR-PIECE OF METAL FELL-CUT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 51 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: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| COMPLEX R FOREARM LAC/51YOM CUT R FOREARM ON TRACK OF OVERHEAD GARAGE D OOR AT 11PM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT SCRAPPED ARM ON GARAGE DOOR HANDLE, NOT TREATED, NOW WITH REDDNESS/SWELLING DX:ARM CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| 51 Y M HAD SPRING OF GARAGE DOOR COME LOSS AND LACERATE HIS ARM. DX: 10 CM LACERATION OF RIGHT FOREARM FROM WRIST TO ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 81 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: Garage doors |
| RT FOREARM ABRASION.PT HAD A GARAGE DOOR CLOSE AND INJURED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 87 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: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| 87 YO M CUT FOREARM ON GARAGE DOOR LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Garage doors |
| PT IMPALED BY GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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