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Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
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Date: 11/26/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Stairs or steps
PT BENT TO PICK UP CELL PHONE AND FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: SPRAIN L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2003Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
EEACHING FOR PHONE AND TWISTED LEG WHICH IS PAINFUL NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls
FELL THROUGH CEILING WHILE RUNNING TELEPHONE WIRE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT INJURED LEG FELT POP GETTING UP TO ANSWER TELEPHONE, RUPTURED ACHILL ES TENDON R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
WAS PICKING UP BOOKS,WENT TO ANSWER PHONE AND SLIPPED ON BOOKS AND FELL FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
AT HOME ANSWERING HER PHONE WHEN SHE FELL.LT LE & R CHEST INJURY.DX PROX TIB FIB FX LT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT DX 2ND DEGRE BURN TO THE LT LOWER LEG - PT WAS SLEEPING W/A PHONE CHARGER NEXT TO SKIN OF LEG.PT STATES THE BLISTER STARTED YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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