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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tablet or capsule drugs, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 80 YO F CONTUSION/ABRASION TO FOREARM, CHIN,FOREHEAD PT IS ON *** FELL WHILE PULLING A SHOWER CURTAIN UP AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 73 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: Tablet or capsule drugs, Counters or countertops |
| PT HIT ARM ON COUNTER TOP AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO STILL BLEEDING PT ON *** I NR FOUND TO BE HIGH DX// ABRASION RIGHT FOREARM COAGULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tablet or capsule drugs, Floors or flooring materials |
| LAST WK FELL ONTO MARBLE FLR HITTING FA, ON ***, DEV HEMATOMA THATSPREA DING NOW>> CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tablet or capsule drugs, Fences or fence posts |
| PT, WELL KNOW TO ED, BUMPED ARM ON FRONT PORCH POST. PT ON ***. HAS ARM PAIN. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY BLEEDING. D:ARM CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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