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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 341
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Date: 08/29/2003Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
LEFT FOREARM ABRASION-PT FELL WHILE GETTING OFF ELEVATOR WHILE AT HOSPI TAL FOR OUT-PATIENT STUDIES. LANDED ON LEFT SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
73 YO F HIT ARM ON ELEVATOR CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT FELL WHILE GETTING OFF OF UNEVEN ELEVATOR, ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT C/O PAIN TO LT FOREARM AND LT SHOULDER S/P ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON FOREARM YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2003Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT INJURED WHEN ELEVATOR DOOR SHUT ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
FOREARM BANGED ON HOSPITAL ELEVATOR DOOR CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Elevators or other lifts
CAUGHT ARM IN ELEVATOR DOOR - HEMATOMA RIGH T FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT IN THE HOSPITAL STUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM IN A ELEVATOR DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM CLOSING SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
INJURED GETTING OFF ELEVATOR DX. FOREARM ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2003Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
74 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR IN ELEVATOR CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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