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Accidents - Televisions - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 199
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Date: 12/02/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions, Carts
PATIENT'S COUSIN PUSHED TV OFF CART AT HOME, CART FELL ON PATIENT'S LEG REFUSING TO BEAR WEIGHT, SWELLING AND REDNESS; THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2002Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN TV FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions, Floors or flooring materials
PT.INJ.LEGS AT HOME WHEN CLIMBING ON T.V. & TIPPED OVER ON PT.HE FELL B ACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX; BLUNT RT.LEG TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN 25 INCH TV FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/27/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
MOTHER WAS MOVING A SMALL T.V. WHEN IT FELL ACROSS HER LEGS. CONTUSION LOWER THIGH $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2002Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PULLED A T.V. ONTO HIS LEG. DX LEFT LEG CONT/TRAUMA/PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FX RT DISTAL FEMUR-@ HOME-APPARENLTY PULLED A 27" TELEVISION OVER ON HI S LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/19/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions, Television tables or stands
PT CLIMBING UP ON TV STAND ,TV FELL OVER ON THIGH,LT FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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