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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 663
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes |
| 94YOWF PT REPORTS SHE WAS ROLLING OVER TO TURN OFF LIGHT, FELL OUT OF BED AND CAUGHT SELF WITH L HAND. DX. FX L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO TURN OFF A LIGHT. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Stairs or steps |
| 67YOF WAS HOME HAD BEEN WATCHING TELEVISION,TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS, TRIPPED DOWN FOUR STEPS,FELL INJURED WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT CUT ON LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AT HOME DX: 1 INCH LACERATION TO RT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A LIGHT AT NISSAN PARKING LOT, BRUISE TO L LOWER LEG. DX. R WRIST FX, CONT L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN "LAMP COVER" AND ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT WRIST ON A JAGGED EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FALL,L WRIST FX - LOST BALANCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LIGHT ON, FELL T O FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT GLOBE FELL ON RIST DX; LAC TO L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX L WRIST, VIA EMS, PT TRYING TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT, FELL DOWN THE FLO OR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, DEFORMITY, ROM ABNML, NO LOC OR DIZZ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| L WRIST FX, 1 CM L EYEBROW LACERATION, S/P FALL, MILD CLOSED HEAD INJ. FIXING LIGHT OVER GARAGE, STEPPED ON BLOCK, FELL, WEARING GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2001 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2000 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/1999 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/1998 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/1997 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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