Accidents - Bathtubs or showers - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,282
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Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
35 YOWF FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE TUB. DX. STRAIN LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials
HIT LEG GETTING OUT OF SHOWER--FELL TO FLOOR DX CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 44 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT. FELL IN BATHTUB AND LAC SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN SHOWER DX: FX LT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN SHOWER INJURING LOWER LEG C/OSEVERE PAIN DX FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF TUB AND INJURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER TODAY DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 31 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: Bathtubs or showers
LAC TO LEG WHEN FELL IN SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN TUB DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER AND FX R FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 33 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF TUB; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN SHOWER AT HOME DX: LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME STRIKING R LOWER LEG DX CONTUSION R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SUST CONTUSION TO LEG AFTER HITTING IT ON BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 33 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: Hemorrhage
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SPONTANEOUS L LEG VEIN RUPTURE, GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB, HIT LEG ON BATHTUB THIS AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED IN SHOWER AND HIT LOWER LEG ON EDGE OF TUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN TUB DX. TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
HYPEREXTENSION LEFT LOWER LEG. SLIPPED IN SHOWER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 43 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: Bathtubs or showers
RIGTH FIB #. FAINTED IN SHOWER AT SHELTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 49 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN BATHTUB. COMPLAINING OF LEG AND SHOULDER PAIN. D: FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 44 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: Bathtubs or showers
RIGHT SHIN CONT. PT FELL IN SHOWER INJURING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 27 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: Bathtubs or showers
OCCURED WHILE SHOWERING ABRASION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN THE TUB AND CUT HIS LEG DX RT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 27 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: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN BATHTUB DX: CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 31 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN BATHTUB. DX: BILAT WRIST CON, L KNEE PX, AVULSION FX TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 26 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: Bathtubs or showers
CONTUSION LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS SHE FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME JUST P RIOR TO ARRIVAL - DIRECT BLOW TO RIGHT SHIN - HIT ON SIDE OF TUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS BEING ASSISTED GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER IS A PARAPLEGIC WAS DRO PPED FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 50 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: Bathtubs or showers, Toilets
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF TUB AND HIT FOOT ON TOILET. DX: CONT L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN TUB. DX: R LEG STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 39 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: Bathtubs or showers
T SLIPPED IN SHOWER INJURING LOWER LEG DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
26 YO M TWISTED FOOT GETTING OUT OF SHOWER. DX R FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL GETTING OUT OF TUB DX HEMATOMA LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN THE SHOWER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
LEFT LEG STRAIN-SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OUT OF SHOWER. DID THE SPLIT AND STRUCK HAD. C/O LEFT LEG PAIN AND HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 50 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL AND HIT LEG ON TUB. DX: CONT R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
STRAINED LEG WHEN CLEANING BATH TUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN FELL IN SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 50 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: Bathtubs or showers
HIT RT SHIN ON EDGE OF BATHTUB @ HOME. ACUTE RT LEG CT & RT ANKLE SPRAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 29 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: Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED IN SHOWER AND FELL TO GROUND L LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED FELL IN SHOWER PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN SHOWER INJURING LOWER LEG C/O SEVER PAIN WITH MOMENT DX; CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 37 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN SHOWER 3 DAYS AGO. D: SHIN CONTUSION, LOW BACK AND HIP PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 28 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: Bathtubs or showers, Ceilings and walls
PT C/O LACERATION TO LT LEG S/P PULLED SOAP DISH OFF WALL AND CUT LEG ON TILE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN TUB DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 50 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: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF SHOWER AND FELL ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF A SHOWER WHEN HE FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO R IGHT LOWER LEG FROM A VERICOSE VEIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 38 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: Bathtubs or showers
RIGHT BKA STUMP PAIN. HAVING INCREASED STUMP PAIN AFTER BANGING IT AGAINST TUB X2 IN 24 HOURS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
37 Y.O. W MALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER @ JAIL. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
PT DID SPLITS IN SHOWER. DX: MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY LEGS AND SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 39 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: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN SHOWER. DX: R TIB FX, R PROX FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
TRIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER AND TWISTED LT ANKLE. DX; LT DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	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: Bathtubs or showers
LAC TO LEG WHEN FELL IN SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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