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Accidents - Televisions - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 702
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Date: 12/08/2003Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TV FELL OUT OF CABINET ONTO PT. DX: CONT R LEG/FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON HIM DX: FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT PULLED OVER A TELEVISION SET ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG FRACTURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN 20 INCH TV FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON LEG AT HOME; OCCULT TODDLER'S FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON PT'S RT SHIN, HEMATOMA RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN TV FELL AND STRUCK LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions, Other toys
CHILD WAS REACHING FOR A TOY THAT WAS ON TOP OF T.V. HE ACCIDENTLY PULLED T.V. ONTO HIS LEGS. DX LEG CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2003Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT HAD A TV FALL ONTO LOWER LEG DX LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ONTO PT. DX: FX TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
F DISTAL FIB FX/2YOM WHILE AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE, PULLED THE TV DOWN ON HIMSELF ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2003Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
30-35" TV FELL ON PATIENT'S LOWER LEGS; LEG/ANKLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2003Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PATIENT PUSHED ON 25" TV ON DRESSER AT HOME, TIPPED OVER ONTO PATIENT; TIBIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON LEG DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2003Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CONTUSED LEG WHEN TV FELL ON IT.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/09/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FRACTURED LEG WHEN TV FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2003Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN TELEVISION FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PATIENT PULLED TV DOWN ONTO LEG AT HOME; SHIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PT HAD TV FALL ON LEG; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A TV FELL OVER AND LANDED ON HER LT LWR LEG CAUSIN G CONTUSIONS TO IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
L LOWER LEG CONTUSION - TELEVISION FELL FROM ENTERTAINMENT CENTER ONTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
A TV FELL OFF SHELF HITTING PT IN LEG DX: RLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
RT LOWER LEG INJURY-HAD 13" TV FALL ONTO LEG-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN TV FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
CLOSED DISTAL L TIBIA FX, MULTIPLE L LOWER LEG ABRASIONS, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA L NAIL, CLIMBING AT BABY SITTERS, TV ON DRESSER DROPPED ON FT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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