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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 743
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Date: 12/04/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Glass bottles or jars
CLEANING REFRIGERATOR, CARRY BAG OF BOTTLES, EDGE OF GLASS BOTTLE CUT L EG DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR FELL ON PT LEG DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/23/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT STATES THAT A SUBZERO REFRIGERATOR FELL ON HER SUSTAINING PAIN IN HER LEFT LEG. DX - LT LEG CONTUSION & LT FOOT LACERATION X 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Cords, electrical
PT WAS IN THE GARAGE GETTING A POPSICLE FROM THE REFRIGERATOR AND TRIPP ED OVER A CORD FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
MOVING REFRIGERATOR, FELL ON UNEVERN PAVEMENT/CURB. " TIB FX "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG-SUS A 7.5CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG WHEN A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
64 YR OLD MALE STRUCK LOWER LEG ON REFRIGERATOR HEMATOMA LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Refrigerators
PT STRUCK LOWER LEG ON SHARP EDGE OF REFRIGERATOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON REFRIGERATOR C/O PAIN LEFTLOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT HAD A REFRIGERATOR FALLEN ONTO LOWER LEG/ANKLE SUSTAINED '' CONTS'''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT DROPPED REFRIGERATOR ON FOOT. DX: L CALF CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2005Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT HAD FROZEN PEACHES FALL FROM REFRIDGE, HIT LEG; LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT CUT LOWER LEG ON THE CORNER OF A LARGE MILK REFRIGERATOR/ COOLER AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2005Age: 96 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Cookware
PT PUTTING TURKEY IN REFRIGERATOR, DROPPED METAL PAN IT WAS IN HITTING LOWER LEG, LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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