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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,422
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| 69 YOM FELL TODAY ON WIRE DX: PW R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 55 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CUT ARM ON PIECE OF WIRE. DX: 3 CM LACERATIO N TO RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 69 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: Wire |
| 69 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON WIRE. DX; CONTUSOIN TO RIGHT FOREARM AND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2009 | Age: 52 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers |
| 52YOM DOING SOME YARD YARD WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WIRE SHOT FROM UNDER THE LANMOWER SUSTAINED A FB TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| BECAME TANGLED IN WIRE IN MOTHER'S YARD AND FELL. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL RADIUS, STRAIN ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT ARM ON A PIECE OF WIRE/FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT FOREARM WITH A WIRE. DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| FX LOWER ARM WHEN TRIPPED OVER A GUIDE WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT.INJ.RT.ARM & KNEE AT HOME WHEN IN GARAGE & TRIPPED OVER A WIRE & FEL L. DX; RT.DISTAL RADIUS F.X. / RT.KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers |
| PW R FA W/WIRE WHILE MOWING DX; PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 64 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: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| PT SCRATCHED ON FOREARM WITH WIRE. FEVER, CHILLS. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 10/05/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 08/02/2006 | Age: 57 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: 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: 07/29/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 04/28/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: 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 |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| R ARM LAC, CUT ON WIRE DX: R FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 53 Y/O W/M CUT FOREARM ON PEICE OF WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| CUT ARM ON WIRE DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 66 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: Wire |
| PT CUT F.ARM ON A WIRE SUSTAINED " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O LACERATION RO R FOREARM 2 HRS AGO SUSTAINED WHEN CUT BY A WIRE. DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE DOG TANGLED IN WIRE/SCRATED L ARM MULT SUPERFICAL LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT TRIPPED OVER WIRE; LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNCTURE WOUND.PT.REFERS WHILE WALKING PASSED BY A PIECE METAL WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 82 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT TRIPPED ON CABLE AND FELL, CONTUSION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | 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: Wire |
| PICKED UP A ROSE BUSH THAT WAS WRAPPED WITH WIRE POKED WITH SOMETHING SHARP A FEW DAYS AGO DX: R FOREARM CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire, Bathtubs or showers |
| PUNCTURE FOREARM WITH RUSTY WIRE, WHILE DEMOING SHOWER CELLULITIS FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O BEING STUCK WITH A RUSTY WIRE. DX ABRASION/PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers |
| POWER MOWER KICKED UP A PIECE OF WIRE DX. FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNCTURE WOUND FROM WIRE STICKING OUT OF ROCK, PULLED WIRE OUT, AREA RE D TODAY. DX. PW R FA, INFECTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 73 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| LT FOREARM AB-INJURED ON RUSTY WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| STUCK SELF WITH A PIECE OF WIRE DX. PW FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| 85 YOF C/O LACERATION TO R FOREARM ON METAL WIRE DX: 3CM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| FELL OVER WIRE, LANDED ON R ELBOW, FACE AND R KNEE. DX. FX R PROXIMALR ADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LACERATION TO LOWER ARM FROM WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 53 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: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| PATIENTT TRIPPED ON WIRE AT HOME AND FELL. D: RADIUS/ULNA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2001 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2000 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2000 | Age: 66 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: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2000 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2000 | Age: 62 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: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/1999 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/1999 | Age: 86 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: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/1998 | Age: 59 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/1998 | Age: 56 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/1997 | Age: 59 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: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/1997 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/1997 | Age: 68 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: Wire, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/1997 | Age: 79 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: Wire, Fences or fence posts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1997 | Age: 75 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/1997 | Age: 64 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: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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