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Accidents - Doors - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 592
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/28/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN DOOR FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
RT THIGH CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A DOOR AND INJURED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT REPORTS "I HIT MY LEG ON THE EDGE OF DOOR WH ERE IT'S BROKEN" - HAS 3" LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
FOOT GOT STUCK IN DOOR CAUSING HER TO FALL. DX. L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/05/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO THIGH AFTER HITTING DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
OPENING DOOR AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/20/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
PT WAS AT A LOCAL MARKET & SHE WALKED INTO AN OPEN DOOR, STRIKING HER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors, Stairs or steps
PT LACERATED LEG ON BOTTOM OF DOOR WHILE GOING UP STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
79 YOF BUMPED UPPER LEG ON DOOR. CONTUSION, LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN STRUCK ON DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors, Other manual workshop tools
PT CUT THIGH WHEN GOING OUT HER BACK DOOR TO WALK DOG AND TRIPPEDOVER S HEARS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
FEMUR FX- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON ICE BY HER FRONT DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Doors
PATIENT BITTEN ON THIGH BY DOG WHEN HE OPENED DOOR AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Crutches, canes or walkers
L FEMURE FX/73YOWM FROM NURSING HOME AT ABOUT 12:30-12:45P WAS AMBULATO RY W/WALKER, TRIPPED & FELL INTO CLOSET DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/15/2002Age: 96 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
HIT BY HEAVY BANK DOORDX: FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/03/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
PATIENT HIT ON THIGH BY SWINGING DOOR WHEN ENTERING DEPARTMENT STORE. D: THIGH CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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