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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
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Date: 07/08/2004Age: 73 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: Elevators or other lifts
FOREARM CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 92 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: Elevators or other lifts
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND BUMPED ARM WHILE GETTING OUT OF ELEVATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2004Age: 75 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
FELL AT *** ELEVATOR CLOSED ON PT'S R ARM. DX. CONT R ARM, RWRIST, R H AND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2004Age: 81 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
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER FOREARM AS A RESULT OF CATCHING IT IN E LEVATOR DOORS AT THE NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PTS ARM CAUGHT IN CLOSING ELEVATOR DOOR, CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2004Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON PT'S ARM. DX: L FOREARM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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