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Accidents - Step stools - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 672
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Date: 12/29/2004Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF OF A STEPSTOOL AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
LACERATION LEG - 81 YOF FELL LAST NIGHT LACERATING HER RIGHT CALF ON A STEP STOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
PATIENT FELL FROM STEP STOOL STRIKING BOTH SHINS ON BOTTOM STEP RESULTI NG IN SIGNIFICANT BLEEDING AND BRUISING. DX: CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
PT ON STEP STOOL, FELL OFF, FX LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2004Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG ON CORNER OF STEP STOOL. CON TUSION, LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Step stools
STEPPED OFF STEP STOOL, STRUCK SIDE OF RT SHIN/ HEMATOMA RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2004Age: 9 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: Step stools
LOWER LEG CT-FELL OFF STEP STOOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Step stools
PATIENT PULLED HIS LEG UP TOO FAST, HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INJURED, TODAY, REINJURED CLIMBING & PULLING SELF OFF STEP STOOL. DX-LOWER LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL CUTTING LOWER LEG, DEEP DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
LAC L SHIN; FELL OFF STEP STOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
PT C/O FALLING OFF 2 STEPS STOOL,SLIPPED TOP STEP AND FELL X2 DAYS AGO.PT C/O LACERATION TO RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools, Chair, rocking
PT FATHER STATES CHILD STEPPED OFF STEP STOOL TO ROCKING CHAIR INJURED RT FOOT PT CRIED RT AWAY NON WEIGHT BEARING RT TIB FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools, Cookware
PT STATES HE FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND STRUCK LEG ON EDGE OF A PAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2004Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Step stools
89YOF-LACERATION LOWER LEFT LEG-STANDING ON STEPSTOOL-STOOL COLLAPSED C UT LEG ON CORNER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Step stools
SHIN AB-FELL OFF A STEP STOOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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