Accidents - Fishing - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,184
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Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING WHEN HE FELL INTO THE CANAL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LE FT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
FELL OFF BOAT WHILE FISHING AND HIT FOREARM ON PEIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PATIENT CAME IN WITH FISH HOOK IN ARM. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT FOREA RM WITH REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAD A FISH HOOK LODGED IN HIS FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
FISHING AT RIVER - FISH HOOK IN ARM PW TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
FISHING AND FELL, HIT STICK. DX: 8CM LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Fishing
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FOREARM AS A RESULT OF FALLING WHILE F ISHING AT THE RIVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Fishing
68 Y/O WHITE MALE WITH PUNCTURE WOUND FROM CATFISH BITE. STATES WAS FISHING AND THE FISH BITE HIM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT HAS FISH HOOK IN LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Fishing
72 Y.O. W MALE W/FOREARM STRAIN PT WAS FISHING & INJ SELF. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 75 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: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FB R ARM/75YOM WHILE IN HIS GARAGE, GOT FISH HOOK CAUGHT IN ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM FOREIGN BODY AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
WAS FISHING AND HOOK WENT IN HIS LT LOWER ARM DX LT LOWER ARM PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISH HOOK IN FOREARM FB FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Fishing
PT WAS FISHING AND WAS BITTEN ON FOREARM BY A TICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Fishing
PT. GOT FISHHOOK IN R ARM AT LAKE IN VIRGINIA. DX. PW R FOREARM,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Fishing
LT FOREARM HEMATOMA-FELL ON ROCKS WHILE FISHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
PT OUT FISHING GOT THE HOOK EMBEDDED IN RIGHT LOWER ARM FOREIGN BODY AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Fishing
FISHHOOK EMBEDDED IN L FOREARM. DX. FISHHOOK REMOVAL L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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