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Accidents - Mattresses - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
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Date: 11/26/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses, Ceilings and walls
FULL SIZE BOX SPRING AND MATTRESS FELL FROM LEANING AGAINST WALL AT HOM E, LANDED ON PATIENT'S LEG LAST NIGHT, NOT WALKING TODAY; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Mattresses
YEST TRIPPED OVER MATTRESS NAD TWISTED R LEG, PAIN IN LOWER LEG. DX. S TRAIN R LEG, CONT L GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Mattresses
PT STAYING WITH AUNT SLEPT ON MATTRESS ON FLOOR WITH RASH/FLEAS BITES OVER LEGS/ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2002Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses, Bedsprings or bedframes
LAC (R) LWR LEG, PT STS GOT CAUGHT BET THE MATTRESSES & THE BEDBOARD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, GAIT LIMITED BY PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses
PT INJ LEG MUSCLE WHILE LIFTING A MATTRESS DX: LT CALF TENDON INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
LAC (R) LWR LEG, PT RUNNING, BUMPED INTO A MATRESSES, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses
LEFT LEG INJ. PT WAS MOVING A MATTRESS AND INJURED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
LACERATION TO LEG FROM MATTRESS SPRING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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