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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| 50YO HISP MALE AT HOME,RUSHED OUT OF BED,PROSTHESIS CAME LOOSE-CAUSED PT 2 FALL 2 FLOOR,NLOC,DX CONTUSION OF LLE & ABRASION OF RLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 68 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, Wheelchairs |
| 68 Y/O FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE BED CAUSING LEG TO FALL UNDER HER AT NURSING HOME. DX-FX FIB/TIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT BEING MOVED FROM HER BED TO WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN RIGHT LOWER LEG GOT CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR. DX-LAC. LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT HAD SUTURES IN LOWER LEG 4 DAYS AGO, SUTURES REOPENED AND BLEED ING AFTER GOING UP/DOWN STAIRS IN HOUSE FREQUENTLY; WOUND BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS SCRATCHING LEG WIT A PEN AND IT FELL DOWN IN HIS CAST DX F.O.B IN RT LOWER LEG CAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stools |
| PT WAS AT HOSPITAL AND WAS GETTING UP ON EXAMINING TABLE AND STRUCK LEG ON A STOOL DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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