|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 412
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 55 YOM C/O FOREARM PAIN, DUMPSTER FELL ON LEFT FOREARM. DX-FX FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 91 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 |
| 91YOF TOOK GARBAGE CAN OUT SIDE AND FELL FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 94YOWF PT WAS PUSHING GARBAGE CAN, FELL FORWARD INTO CAN ON SIDE AT HO ME. DX. ABRA R FA, L FA AND SHOULDER., SKIN TEARS ON FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 87YOF DIGGING IN DUMPSTER, CUT HER ARM ON DUMPSTER DX. LAC. FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 82 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 82 YOM-PT STATES YESTERDAY A TRASH CAN LID FELL ON R FOREARM-PT TAKES W ARFARIN/**** DX SUPERFICIAL R FOREARM LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 63 Y/O MALE PUSHING DOWN TRASH IN METAL TRASH CAN AND CUT ARM ON THE LID.DX 10 CM DEEP LAC DORSAL R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 78 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 |
| 78 Y/O W/M CUT FOREARM WHEN PUTTING SOMETHING IN GARBAGE CAN AND SOMETHING IN CAN CUT ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
