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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 844
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 59 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: Computers |
| 59 YOM HAD ARM PX PLAYING A COMPUTER GAME LAST PM. DX: L ARM CONT, CEPHALGIA. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 57YOM FELL ON COMPUTER CASE AND HIT LEFT FOREARM C/O LACERATION. DX: LE FT FOREARM LACERATION,3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 68 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: Computers, Rugs or carpets |
| 68YOF TRIPPED OVER COMPUTER CORD AND FELL TO CARPET CONTUSION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | 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: Computers |
| 67 YOF TRIPPED ON COMPUTER CORD, HURT HAND/WRIST. DX: FX LT DISTAL RAD IUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 85 YOM SWIPED CREDIT CARD THROUGH MACHINE AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| PT.INJ.L.FOREARM AT HOME WHEN CARRYING A COMPUTER & TRIPPED & FELL. DX; CONTUSION L.FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| PT SITTING IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER WORKING THE MOUSE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN HAND WENT NUMB FOR 20 MIN NERVE PALSY ULNAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| LEFT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN TYPING ON COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 84 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: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| PT SITTING USING HIS COMPUTER FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME USING THE MOUSE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER ARM PINCHED NERVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 55 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: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Computers |
| DX ULNAR NERVE NEUROPRAXIA: C/O R WRIST PAIN FOR WKS, PAIN OVER ULNAR TUNNEL, STATES USEING COMPUTER MOUSE 1-2 HRS A DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| RT ARM STRAIN.PT WAS TYPING ON A COMPUTER AND HAD A SHARP PAIN IN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| WAS USING COMPUTER; FELT TINGLING SENSATION IN RIGHT FOREARM. SPRAIN, R IGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Computers |
| WAS WORKING ON COMPUTER KEYBOARD AND INJURED RT. LOWER ARM. SPRAIN, RI GHT LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Computers |
| CONTUSIONTO ARM WHEN FELL CARRYING A COMPUTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| 51 YOM FELL ASLEEP AT COMPUTER CAUSING PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY TO LEFT AR M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| 75YOMC TRIPPED WHILE MOVING COMPUTER CUTTING FOREARM/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| RADIAL NERVE PALSY. FELL ASLEEP AT THE COMPUTER AND AWOKE WITH PALSY OF LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 51 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: Computers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 51 YO FEMALE'S FOOT GOT TANGLED IN LAP TOP AND TRIPED AND FELL TO FLOOR - RIGHT ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Computers |
| RIGHT ARM NUMBNESS, PT WAS ON COMPUTER AND ARM WENT NUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Computers |
| REACHED ACROSS COMPUTER CASE AND CUT FOREARM. DX: LACERATION FOREARM. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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