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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 271
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 76 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WASTE PAPER BASKET AND LANDED ON ARM. D: FOREARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT HAD SAME HEIGHT FALL, PULLING UP GARBAGE CAN, FELL, C/O WRIST AND THUMB PAIN. DX-FRACTURE RADIUS, ULNA, THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 60 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CAUGHT ARM ON SIDE OF DUMPSTER LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS CUT ON GARBAGE CAN. DX: R FOREARM SKIN TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRYING TO KICK A DENT OUT OF GARBAGE CAN AND FELL FRACTURE RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 87 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL INTO PLASTIC TRASH CAN LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 87 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL ON TO A T RASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Alcohol |
| HOMELESS PT, DRINKING ETOH BEHIND DUMPSTER, WHEN DUMPSTER LID FELL ON W RIST. ALSO USED COCAINE LAST NIGHT. D: ULNA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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