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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 608
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Date: 12/30/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A LOWER LEG WHILE PLACING HOT SOUP INTO A REFRI GERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN REFRIGERATOR FELL ON HER WHEN MOVING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT PULLED MUSCLE WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR TO CLEAN BEHIND IT, SPRAIN TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2007Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT TWISTED WRONG WHEN MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Cookware
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHEN OPENED REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND PAN FELL OFF HIT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
82YOM WAS CARRING A SMALL REFRIGERATOR UP THE STEPS,INJURED LOWER LEG; CELLULITIS,LOWER RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2007Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSION LEG - 45 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN OF HIS LEFT LOWER LEG - S TATES A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON IT WHILE MOVING IT LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT LWR LEG ON THE FEFRIGERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Other glass bottles or jars
PT.INJ.L.SHIN AT HOME WHEN OPENED FRIG.& GLASS BOTTLE OF SALSA FELL OUT HITTING SHIN. DX; LAC.L.SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2007Age: 50 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
REFRIGERATOR PINNED LEG LAC CONT L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL ONTO LEG AND CAUGHT UNDER FRIDGE, NOW WILL NOT PUT WEIGHT ON LE G, TENDERNESS TO PALP AROUND KNEE & ?TIB/FIB; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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