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Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 197
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Date: 09/24/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
RIGHT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN HITTING IT ON CORNER OF REFRIG ERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WENT TO MOVE A REFRIGERATOR AND IT STARTED TO FALL STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2009Age: 96 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Glass bottles or jars
PT GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND A GLASS JAR FELL OUT S HE WENT TO GRAB IT AND FELL FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
FALL VICTIM-WHILE BENDING OVER TO GET INTO MINI REFRIGATOR & LOST FOOTI NG & FELL TO FLOOR DX CONTUSION R/L WRIST SPRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2009Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIDGERATOR FELL ON WRIST. DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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