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Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 266
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Date: 12/18/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A CABINET. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, A FIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
C/O WRIST PAIN S/P REACHING INTO A CABINET&TWISTED WRIST >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WRIST FX.PT HIT WRIST ON A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
DX R WRIST INJ: PT GOT OUR OF THE SHOWER, WAS DIZZY; SAY DOWN, GOT DRESSED, MESSED W TV, TURNED, GOT DIZZY AND FELL HIT RFA ON CABINET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
85 YOF LACERATED RIGHT WRIST ON A METAL TIE RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT DX RT WRIST SPRAIN - AFTER PULLING A CABINET AT HOME X2 WEEKS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS CLEANING CABINET, FELT A POP AND NOTICED BRUSING AND SWELLING OF WRIST. HEMATOMA WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
A METAL CABINET FELL ON PT'S WRIST. DX; WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
AT HOME PT GOT INTO IT W/ GRANDAUGHTER,STS INSTEAD OF HITTING GRANDDAU GHTER-HIT CUPBOARD,C/O R HAND PX,DX R WRIST SPRAIN, CONTUSION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WRIST LAC-CUT ON EDGE OF CABINET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Television tables or stands
53YOF WAS AT HOME,SLIPPED FELL INTO TELEVISION STAND FELL HITTING ANKLE ON STEREO CABINET;WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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