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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 498
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 86 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: Trays |
| FALL VICTIM-METAL STAND UP DINNER TRAYS FELL ON HER FOREARMS DX R FOREARM CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 89 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: Trays, Foods |
| PT FOOD TRAY FELL ON PT AT NURSING HOME AND INJURED ARM DX// RIGHT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Trays |
| LEFT FOREARM STR. PT FELL CARRYING A TRAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Trays |
| PT WALKING WITH A TRAY IN THE HOSPITAL CAFETERIA AND FELL SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2005 | Age: 85 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Trays |
| PT. DEVELOPED BRUISING AFTER HE BUMPED THE FOOD TRAY. CONTUSIONS OF B OTH FOREARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2004 | Age: 64 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: Trays, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT FOREARM ABRASIONS-TRIPPED OVER A TV TRAY AND FELL STRIKING RT FOREAR M ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 79 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: Trays, Wheelchairs |
| CAUGHT LT UPPER ARM BETWEEN LAP TRAY & WHEELCHAIR. SKIN TEAR, LT FOREARM PAIN. DX; CONT LT FOREARM/ SKIN TEAR LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2001 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Trays |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2001 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Trays |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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