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Accidents - Sinks - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:118
6-15 years old:36
50+ years old:17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/15/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks, Ceilings and walls
SINK FELL OFF OF WALL ONTO LOWER LEG; LEFT LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2004Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
PATIENT FELL OFF WHEN SITTING ON SINK AT HOME, WON'T WALK ON LEG; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2004Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
PT. WAS FOUND IN THE BATHROOM SINK AT HOME, WITH THE HOT WATER ON, BURN S TO LOWER LEGS- SIS WAS BABYSITTING PT. DX: 2ND DEGREE HOT WATER BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks, Toilets
79 YO F STANDING AT SINK FELL STRUCK LEG ON COMMODE FX FIBULA CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/01/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sinks
PT C/O PART OF THE BATHRROM SINK FELL ON HER RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
A SINK FELL ON PT'S RT. FOOT AT THE STORE- PT. FUSSY DX: FRACTURE OF RT. DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks
CUT LOWER LEG WHEN BATHROOM SINK FELL WHEN LEANED ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks, Toilets
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL BETWEEN SINK AND TOILET TWISTING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2004Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sinks
PT FELL FROM BATHROOM SINK LANDED ON BOTH FEET PT NOW LIMPING. DX SPRAIN TO LEFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sinks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT FELL AND HIT VANITY WITH LEG, OR BROKEN SINK; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Sinks, Hot water
PT AND SIBLING CLIMBED TO THE SINK PT WAS BURNED WHEN SIBLING TURNED ON THE HOT WATER. D: 15%-20% - 2ND DEGREE BURN - EMERSION TYPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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