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Accidents - Wire - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
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Date: 10/07/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Garage doors
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON WIRE ON ROLLER OF GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PEICE OF ELECTRIC WIRE IN ARM FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOREARM RETAINED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PATIENT WAS REACHING IN PICKUP FOR SOMETHING & SCRATCHED HIS FORE- ARM ON RUSTY WIRE. DX - FOREARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT SCRAPED FOREARM ON A WIRE IN GARDEN AT HOME DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT HAS 1/2 " ABRASION TO LEFT FOREARM CUT IT ON SOME TYPE OF RUSTY WIRE THINKS HE NEEDS A TETANUS SHOT DX: ABRASION TO LT FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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