Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,972
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Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
79 YO FEMALE WALKED INTO BOOKCASE AND FELL ABRASION RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	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
HIT ARM ON TOILET PAPER RACK & CUT ARM DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT WAS AT A STORE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST A M ETAL SHELF LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 81 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A METAL SHELF AT *** LA CERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WITH FRACTURED ARM, FELL INTO KITCHEN CUPBOARDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 76 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A CUPBOARD DOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 72 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
PT WAS LIFTING A GLASS SHELF AND DROPPED AND BROKE IT, LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2007	Age: 78 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
PT AT *** DEPARTMENT STORE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM ON A METAL SHELF LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 80 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
PT LAC LT FOREARM ON MEDICINE CABINET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	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 FELL IN THE KITCHEN AT HOME. HIT ARM ON CABINET AS HE WAS FALLING. D X. LOWER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 78 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
PUTTING SOMETHING ON A SHELF IN THE CLOSET AND FELL. DX- L LOWER ARM 5 CM LACERATION JG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 84 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, Tablet or capsule drugs
SKIN TEAR ON FOREARM-CONTINUES TO BLEED DUE TO *** AFTER PT BUMPEDA BOO KCASE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
61 YOM WAS PUTTING A MEDICINE CABINET AND FELL LACERATING HIS RIGHT FOR EARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT HAD A BREAD RACK FALL ONTO HIS UPPER EXTREMITIES HITTING HIS RT WRIST/HAND AREA & LT FOREARM. DX-EXTREMITY ABRASIONS, RT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
KITCHEN RACKS FELL ON PATIENT'S RIGHT FOREARM. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 63 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
SCRAPED FA AGAINST A CABINET >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 71 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM BY FALLING AGAINST A HUTCH AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT REACHING INTO CLOSET DOOR SHELF WHEN LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT NURSIN G HOME. D:ULNA STYLOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 80 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
PATIENT CUT FOREARM ON SHELF-CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	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
PATIENT FELL IN THE KITCHEN AT HOME HITTING ARM AND HEAD ON CABINET. DX-LACERATION FOREARM, CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 73 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
ACC CUT ARM ONTO A RUSTY SHELF " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 63 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 LACERATION.PT FELL INTO A RACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 DX LACERATION OF RT FOREARM - S/P PT C/O " I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT PUT MY HAND THROUGH A GLASS CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 67 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: Avulsion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Toilets
FELL IN BETWEEN TOILET AND CABINET SKIN TEAR ANEMIA HYPOTENSION COPD R ENAL FAILURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 57 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
FELL HIT ARM ON GLASS CABINET AT HOSP. GIFT STORE DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 71 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
PT REACHING FORWARD TO GET SOMETHING FROM CABINET WHEN FELL. NO LOC. D: SYNCOPE, ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	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.PT FELL INTO A HUTCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 68 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
FX R DISTAL ULNA; FELL @ HOME. STRUCK CABINET ON WAY DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 61 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
CHINA CABINET FELL ON PT, LAC L FA AT HOME. DX. LAC L FA, CONTS L FA, R HAND, L ANKLE, L SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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, Tablet or capsule drugs
73 YOF SCRAPED FOREARM ON CABINET A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO SUSTAINING A ABR ASION, CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUED BLEEDING AS CURRENTLY TAKING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HIT ARM AGAINST CABINET R ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 69 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 LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM: CUT ON EDGE OF METAL SHELVES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 83 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LOST FOOTING&FELL HITTING FA ON VANITY " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 63 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: Avulsion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT INJURED FOREARM ON SHELF. DX: SKIN TEAR LEFT LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 87 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 STRUCK RIGHT LOWER ARM AGAINST AN OPEN MEDICINE CABINET DOOR LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	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
77 YOM BUMPED INTO CABINET WITH L ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	Age: 90 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: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
SCRAPED FA ON A CORNER OF CABINET " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 67 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, Barstools or kitchen stools
WAS TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF CABINET FELL OFF STOOL AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 86 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 C/O GSH RT ARM. PT BUMPED INTO CABINET CORNER. DX RT FOREARM LAC LAC SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 80 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 WAS REACHING INTO CUPBOARD UNDER SINK AND LOST BALANCE SCRAPING ARM. DX: 8 CM & 6 CM LACS L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 79 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: Avulsion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
79YOF CUT ON TURNTABLE CABINET TEAR R FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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