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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 910
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 73 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| BUMPED ARM ON DESK,ABRASION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HER HEAD ON A WOODEN DRESSER. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 67 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP LAUNDRY LOST BALANCE AND HIT DRAWER(WOODEN) DX: SPLINTER (FB) REMOVAL LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 77 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: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 77 YOM FELL INTO DRESSER FX L RADIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 51 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION-SUS INJ TO LEFT FOREARM AFTER STRIKING IT ON A D RESSER AT HOME. HAS PAIN AND BRUISING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 78 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: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LT RADIUS FX-FELL-AT HOME-CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN BODY & BUFFET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL BACK WARDS WHEN TRYIGN TO OPEN CHEST OF DRAWERS/ FX LT DISTAL RAD IUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| ULNA FX-AT NURSING HOME-STANDING AT HER DRESSER-FELL BACKWARDS-DRAWER FELL OUT & HIT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL STRIKING DRESSER. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX, 1 CM FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LOST BALANCE HIT ARM ON CEDAR CHEST LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT BUMPED ARM ON A DRESSER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| GOT DIZZY AND FELL HITTING HIS ARM ON A DRESSER 10 CM LACERATION R FORARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DESK COLLAPSEDRIGHT FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 89 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: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| APROX. 9:30AM PT WAS BENDED TO PICK OBJECT IN HER BED ROOM FELT SUSTAIN NING TRAUMA TO LT FOREARM WITH DESK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ON STEEP CASH DRAWERLACERATION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| LOST BALANCE AT HOME, FELL HITTING CORNER OF DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 68 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FELL HIT ARM ON DRAWER. ++++ETOH. 5CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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