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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,000
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 40 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: Chairs |
| 40 YEAR OLD FEMALE CUT LEG ON CHAIR IN WAITING ROOM ABRASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 48 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: Chairs |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CHAIR INJURING LOWER LEG C/O SWELLING WITH BRUISING DX: LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 39 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs |
| DX:STRAIN LEFT LOWER LEG. ON CHAIR FELL TWISTING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| RIGHT LEG CELLULITIS. PT INJURED LEG WHEN GETTING OUT OF A CHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL OFF A CHAIR FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| HIT LT. LOWER LEG ON CHAIR DX: LACERATION LT. LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| LEFT CALF LACERATION.PT WALKED BY A CHAIR THAT HAD A PIECE OF METAL STI CKING OUT AND IT CUT PTS CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| LACERATION LEG - 34 YOF STATES LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO A CHAIR WITH METAL STICKING OUT SUSTAINING LACERATIONS TO CALF AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 30 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: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| 10 DAYS AGO, PT LACERATED TIBIAL AREA ON RUSTY LEG OF CHAIR. NOW WITH P AIN, REDNESS. D: WOUND INFECTION, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 38 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: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| 38 YO F FELL OUT OF CHAIR INJURED LEG LAC LEG,KNEE,&ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2003 | Age: 45 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: Chairs |
| PT HIT LEG ON A CHAIR. DX: CONT L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT FELL 2-3 FT OFF CHAIR. DX: FX L TIB/FIB, DISLOCATION L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | 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: Chairs |
| PT SEEN FOR LEG CONTUSION AFTER HITTING IT ON CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 32 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: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| STANDING ON A CHAIR AND FELL TO FLOOR, OBVIOUS DEFORMITY TO LOWER LEG. DX. TIB/FIB SPIRAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL OFF CHAIR @ HOME. ACUTE LAC RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs |
| LEFT CALF STRAIN.PT WAS GETTING UP FROM A CHAIR AND PULLED CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CHAIR INJURING LOWER LEG DX FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 30 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: Laceration |
| Product: Chairs |
| LACERATION LEG - PATIENT SUSTAINED RIGHT LEG LACERATION - HIT LEG AGAIN ST CHAIR LEG WHEN WRESTLING WITH HIS BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 47 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: Chairs |
| 47YOM FELL OFF CHAIR WHILE STANDING ON IT DX: CONT L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chairs |
| LEFT LEG PAIN. PT WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR AND DEVELOPED LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 33 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: Chairs |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF A CHAIR AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 29 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: Chairs |
| PT FELL OFF CHAIR IN KITCHEN. DX: CONT/ABR R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 32 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: Chairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT C/O LT LEG PAIN - S/P TRIP/FALLING FROM CHAIR ON HAND TO THE FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 48 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: Chairs |
| LOWER LEG CONTUSION-PT WAS STANDING ON CHAIR TRYING TO REACH SOMETHING WHEN ELECTRIC WENT OFF.FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON LEG.HAS PN TO KNEE,LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| FELL FROM CHAIR & SUSTAINED R LEG INJURY.DX R TIBIAL PLATEAU FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chairs |
| 49 YO FEMALE TWISTED LEG GETTING UP FROM CHAIR STRAIN LEG - ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 47 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: Chairs |
| BUMPED LEG ON A CHAIR CONTUSION LEFT TIB FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | 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: Chairs, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| 43 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FX TIB/FIB. PT GOT UP FROM HER CHAIR & WAS WALKING W /WALKER & TRIPPED & FELL @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | 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: Chairs |
| RIGHT CALF PAIN. PT WAS WALKING BY A CHAIR AND HIT HIS LEG ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chairs |
| INJ R LEG @ HOME S/P FALL OFF CHAIR PT WAS STANDING ON. DX:RT TIBAL SHA FT/PROXIMAL FIBULAR SHAFT FRX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/25/2003 | Age: 36 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: Chairs |
| INJ TO L ANKLE S/P TWIST&FALL FROM A CHAIR PT WAS STEPPING UP ON. DX: L NAVICULAR AVULSION FRX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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