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Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:30
50+ years old:226

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2008Age: 83 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, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS IN LAUNDRY ROOM AT HOME AND TURNED TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND FELL ON FLOOR INJURING LEG DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Beds or bedframes
82 YOF WENT TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND HIT LEG ON BED LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs
PT GOT UP TO GET PHONE & TRIPPED OVER A CHAIR, GOT BACK UP & NOTICED FOOT WAS PAINFUL & DISCOLORED. DX-ARTERIAL VASCULAR OCCLUSION, LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/27/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS RUNNING FOR PHONE AND TRIPPED TWISTING ANKLE. DX: R DISTAL FIBULA FX, R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2008Age: 85 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
REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF LEG PAIN WHEN STOOD UP QUICKLY TO ANSWER THE PH ONE>> LEG PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/25/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER THE PHONE CORD TWISTING HER KNEE. DX-LEFT PROXIMAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES WENT TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO FLOOR INJRING LEG DX: FRACTURED RIGHT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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