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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 325
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Batteries |
| PT HAS A CAST ONTO RIGHT LEG WHEN A WATCH BATTERY FELL INTO THE CAST PT THEN DEVELOPED PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEG FOR 7 DAYS. DX BURN TO LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED RT CALF AFTER PLACING AN *** PACK ON IT THAT SHE HAD PUTIN TH E MICROWAVE. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 87 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: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Pipes |
| BEING LIFTED INA ?*** CHAIR, SCRAPED LEG ONTO A BAR >> LAC >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| PT IN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR LIFT INTO VEHICLE DX:P L LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| H/O PARKINSONS WOLF SYNDROME, USES LEG BRACES 50%/WHEELCHAIR 50% OF TIM E, REFUSES TO PUT WEIGHT ON LEG SINCE RETURN HOME FROM SCHOOL;TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF BED AT THE NURSING HOME ONTO THE FLOOR. DX-FRACTURE TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Gymnastics |
| PT W/FOREARM FX,IN CAST,FELL OFF BALANCE BEAM OR WOODEN PLANK AT SCHOOL & LANDED ON CAST/SHIN,TIBIA PAIN/TENDERNESS,LIMPS;TIBIA CONTUSION/ABRAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| 16 YOM WITH RT LEG BRACE WAS TRYING TO GET FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED, USING CRUTCHES, FELL- BRACE HAS SHIFTED- PUS FROM PINS. DX: ORTHO CLINI |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| FB STUCK IN CAST/41YOF TRYING TO ITCH LEG WITH HANGER, WHEN HANGER GOT STUCK IN CAST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS SITTING ON EXAM TABLE AT DOC'S OFFICE & STOOD UP TO STEP DOWN AN D FELL TO THE FLOOR & HAS LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| AT NURSING HOME PT BEING TRANSFERED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED,PT CUT L LOWER LEG ON RAIL, DX LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| PT CAUGHT LEG CAST AGAINST WHEELCHAIR CAUSING CAST TO BREAK C/O OF LEG PAIN DX: BROKEN CAST, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER HUSBAND O2 LINE&FELL HITTING LEG ON A WALL " TIB/FIB FXS' |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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