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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/25/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT HAD A BACK FUSION DONE AND RESULTED IN WEAKNESS OF LEGS, HE FELL WHILE TRYING TO USE THE PORT-A-POTTY INJURING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toilets |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING A TOILET AND DROPPED IT ON HIS ANKLE. DX-LACERATION ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toilets |
| FELL OFF TOILET "BECAUSE I WAS SO OUT OF IT ON ***". NONWORKSPRAIN LEF T ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| TWISTED ANKLE WHILE USING COMMODE FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toilets |
| SLIPPED OFF TOILET SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toilets |
| $LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS STANDING ON THE TOILET AND STEPPED DOWN AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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