Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,462
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Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STAETS SHE FELL AGAINST A CABINET AND INJURED HER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT. WAS AT HER DAUGHTER'S HOUSE, HIT HER FOREARM ON A CABINET HEMATOMA FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LAC OF FOREARM - HIT ARM ON CORNER OF ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RT FOREARM ABRASION SKIN TEAR.PT HIT FOREARM ON A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RT FOREARM LAC-AT HOME-A SHELF BROKE-FELL ON PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT CLEANING HER KITCHEN CABINETS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM ON A METAL LATCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
81 YO FEMALE FELL INTO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AT HOME HEMATOMA LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LT FOREARM LAC-AT HOME-CARRYING CABINET-HIT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT SLIPPED AND FELL AND STRUCK FOREARM ON KITCHE N CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 51 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: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Clothing
PATIENT, WITH HAND IN POCKET, FELL AND HIT ARM ON BATHROOM CABINET DOOR . D: ULNA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 101 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
L ARM INJURY.CAUGHT ON KITCHEN CABINET.DX SKIN TEAR L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT CAUGHT LEFT LOWER ARM ON THE METAL BRACKET OF A CABINET AT HOME SUST AINED A LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST CABINET-HURT ARM-LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 68 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
68 YOF SLAMMED ARM IN CABINET CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL YEST ON RT ARM. RT ARM PAIN, WRIST AREA. HIT ARM ON STEREO CABINET DX; NONDISPLACE FX DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LACERATION FOREARM - PATIENT BUMPED HER LEFT FOREARM ON THE CORNER OF A BOOKCASE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 86 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION: CUT ARM ON EDGE OF CABINET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT REACHING INTO THE CUPBOARD AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LO WER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS PUTTING UP A SHELF AND DRILLED A SCREW INTO ARM.DX: FB L FOREAR M.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL FORWARD INTO A CABINET, THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CAUGHT ARM ON RUSTY PIECE OF METAL WHILE CLEANING CUPBOARDS/ LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HIT ARM ON A SHELF @ ***; CONTUSION RT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
R FOREARM ABRASION, AVULSION S/P FALL 2 PM'S AGO. FAINTED & HIT ARM ON CABINET. DX: R FOREARM ABRASION WITH EARLY CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
AT HOME AND FELL HITTING GLASS BOOKCASE. MULTIPLE LACERATIONS LEFT LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RT FOREARM LAC-@ NURSING HOME-HIT ARM ON A SHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
=74YOM HIT ARM ON CUPBOARD DOOR AT HOME DX=SKIN TEAR WITH BLEEDING LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Crutches, canes or walkers
FALL,CONTUSIONS - FELL,STRUCK FOREARM ON CABINET WHEN WALKING WITH WALK ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AND HIT LEFT ARM ON THE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN AT HOME. 4.5 CM LT FOREARM LAC-2 LAYER REPAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
3 DAYS AGO HIT SHELF ARM CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RIGHT ARM CELLULITIS. PT HIT ARM ON A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
BUMPED ARM ON CABINET DX SKIN TEAR FORARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT WAS IN THE BATHROOM, TRIED TO BALANCE HOLDING TOILET PAPER HOLDER, DX-CONTUSION FOREARM WITH HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
$RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT HIT FOREARM ON A CABINET AND LACERATED F OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN BATHTUB TODAY, HIT ARM ON CORNER OF CABINET. 15 CM AVULSI ON LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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