Accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,160
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Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL THROUGH PORCH; LEG PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 27 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
27 Y.O. MALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT FELL FROM BALCONY @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 33 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL BETWEEN PLATFORM IN THE TRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 32 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: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF 2 1/2' PORCH, C/O R FOOT PAIN DX R LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT FELL ON AN ICY DECK AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF HIS PORCH TO BLACKTOP. PT SMELLED STRONGLY OF ALCOHOL. DX FRACTURE DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT STEPPED OFF A PORCH AND FELL AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH/ FX LT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT. FELL OFF PORCH, HURT HER LOWER LEG STRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
JUMPED UP TO CLIMB BALCONY FELL BACK DOWN DX: FRACTURE RT. FIBULA & DISTAL TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS OUT ON THE BACK PORCH FEEDING THE CATS WHEN RAILING AROUND THE P ORCH BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APP. 3 FT. DX. TRAUMA TO SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT C/O LFT WRIST/R ANKLE INJURY.PT FELL OFF OF PORCH. DX FRACT LFT FIBU LA-DISTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Furniture
LEFT LEG CONT. PT WAS LOADING FURNITURE OFF A PORCH AND INJURED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CONTUSION TO LEGS WHEN A DECK FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
40 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT FELL THROUGH HER PORCH. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 29 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
DX CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG: LEG WENT TROUGH ROTTING BOARD OF PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LOWER LEG CT-FELL OFF PORCH-HIT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 48 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: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
48 YOM FELL FROM PORCH FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF PORCH AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX MULTIPLE LOWER LEG ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 35 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: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
DISTAL FIBULA FX, MEDIAL MALLEOLUS FX, POSTERIOR MALLEOLUS FX, JUMPED 3 FT OFF HIS PORCH, LANDED IN A SMALL DITCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET DECK. DX: FX TIB/FIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
FELL OFF PORCH 5 FEET, HIT STAIRS LANDING. DX. CONT L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL OFF THE PORCH. DX-OPEN TIB, FIB FRACTURE, DISPLACED FRACTURE FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
26 YOWM FELL IN THE OPENING BETWEEN TWO STEPS OF HIS PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 35 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL ON DECK LACERATING HIS L EFT SHIN ON DECK EDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
AT HOME TRIPPED ON DECK AT HOME 2ND INJURY TO AREA, THE FIRST TIME SHE HAD ORIF TO AREA TODAY REINJURED SAME LEG DX RT TIB/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF DECK/ CONTUSION LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RT CALF HEMATOMA-SUS HEMATOMA TO RT CALF AFTER HE JUMPED OFF THE PORCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF DECK. DX: FX L FIB, SPRAIN R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
50 YOM - FELL OFF PORCH LANDING RIGHT ON FOOT DX - L TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF A DECK AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FOOT BROKE THRU A BOARD ON THE PORCH AND ABRADED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL BETWEEN CAR AND DECK DX: LAC RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A DECK AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
STATES FELL OFF THE PORCH 20 MINS AGO, L LEG BENT UNDER HER. ETOH. DX . FX L DISTAL TIBIA/PROXIMAL FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT SLIPPED OFF THE PORCH AND FELL, PAIN RIGHT ANKLE. DX-FRACTURE DISTAL LEFT FIB, NON DISPLACED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT TIB/FIB FRACTURE.PT FELL ON A DECK AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
45 YOF WAS WORKING ON HER DECK AND FELL HITTING A PROTRUDING SCREW. PU NCTURE WOUND, LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRIPPED OVER STAGE @ WEDDING SATURDAY. ACUTE INJURY LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON PORCH. PAIN RT ANKLE. DX; RT FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL AGAINST PORCH STRUCK LEG - LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
L LOWER LEG PAIN; FELL OFF PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
41 Y/O F C/O LFT ANKLE INJURY. PT FELL OFF PORCH DX FRAC TO LFT FIBULA DISTAL AND FRAC ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL THROUGH DECK. DX: CONT/HEMATOMA R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 31 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
SPR;CONT L LEG/31YOF FELL OFF PORCH AND LANDED ON BOTH FEET FROM 3-4 FE ET. LANDED ON WOODEN STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG WHEN FELL FROM PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL OFF THE PORCH AT HOME. DX-LEFT TIB/FIB FRACTURE, LEFT ANKLE FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT INJURED WHEN GETTING OFF TRAIN & FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN PLATFORM AT TRA IN STATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT WAS WALKING ON ICY DECK AND SLIPPED AND FELL AN D INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 41 YOM STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHIN ON EDGE OF WOODEN D ECK THIS A.M. CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON PORCH DX. LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 34 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: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LT UPPER TIBIA FX-FELL OFF A PORCH-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FALL FROM PORCH, LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 BOARDS. PAIN TO SHIN AREA. DX; RT LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON AN ICY PORCH AND INJURED LOW ER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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