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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 255
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers |
| CAST GOT WET IN SHOWER, ITCHY NOW DX CAST COMPLICATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers |
| HAS CAST ON LEG, GOT WET IN SHOWER DX LLE FX, CAST REPLACEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT SLIPPED IN BATHTUB CAUSING CAST ON LEG TO GET WET DX:WET CAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PORTCH, BROKEN STICHES IN L LEG AMPUTATION, DX; BLEEDING FROM SUTURE SITE/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Footwear |
| PT C/O L CALF PRESSURE, PT RELATES IT TO PUTTING FOOT PAD IN SHOE BECAU SE OF NUMBNESS 2 WKS AGO DX: MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT PUT PEN CAP INSIDE CAST ON LEG; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Kitchen gadgets |
| PT USING A SPATUAL TO SCRATCH LT LOWER LEG IN CAST, PIECE BROKE OFF IN CAST AND PT UNABLE TO REMOVE IT, CAST HAD TO BE REMOVED, CAST REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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