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Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 339
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Date: 11/22/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR FELL AND INJURED WRIST DX: L WRIST FX. / HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT WRIST ON REFRIGERATOR DX R WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS WRIST AS A RESULT OF MOVING A REFRIGER ATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT DX CONTUSION TO RT WRIST - C/O PAIN AND SWELLING AFTER RT WRIST GOT CAUGHT IN REFRIGERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
BLOW TO WRIST WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Trays
PT WAS OPENING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME WHEN SOME TRAYS FELL OFF THE TOP ONTO LEFT WRIST FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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