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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 910
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT FELL GETTING ONTO TOILET. DX: R INTRATROCHANTERIC FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/26/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO FEMUR AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO GET ON COMMODE* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT FELT CATCH IN R HIP WHILE SEATED ON TOILET THIS AM, ABLE TO WALK AFT ER EVENT BUT PAINFUL. DX. MYOFASCIAL STRAIN R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT FELL OFF COMMODE 10DAYS AGO,C/O R HIP PAIN DX R FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| 96YOF WHILE ON THE TOILET,FELL OFF,INJURING UPPER LEG; FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT FELL SITTING ***N ON TOILET. DX: R PROXIMAL FEMUR FX. DX: R PROXIMAL FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| GETTING UP FROM TOILET AND FELL AND FX UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL MOVING FROM COMMODE TO BED/FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| FELL OFF TOILET/FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| FELL OFF PORTABLE POTTY, HIT WALKER/FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT FELL OFF OF A TOILET AT RESTAURANT. DX: FX R PROXIMAL FEMUR, VASCULAR COMPROMISE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUS R THIGH; FELL OFF TOILET TO FLOOR LAST PM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| FELL OFF TOILET, DX; DISTAL FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT LOST BALANCE GETTING OFF TOILET AND HIT LEG. DX: L LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM TOILET TO FLOOR/FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs |
| WHEELCHAIR BOUND,SLIPPED OFF TOILET DISTAL FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING TO COMMODE, FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| 73 YOM FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET UP FROM TOILET SUSTAINING A FRACTUR ED FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT WITH LEG PAIN S/P TWISTING WHEN MOVING TO COMMODE LAST NIGHT. D: FEM UR FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PATIENT C/O HIP PAIN, GETTING ON POTTY CHAIR FFELL ON LEFT HIP. DX-FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| FEMUR FX. PT FELL WHEN TRANSFERRING TO TOILET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PATIENT WAS GETTING OFF POTTY CHAIR, FELT KNEE POP, FELL ON LEFT HIP. DX-LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL OFF COMMODE AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RT THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT FEMORAL SHAFT AFTER GETTING UP FROM TOILET AND MOVED WALKER CAUSING PT TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toilets |
| "USING THE TOILET THIS AFTERNOON,RAISED UP AND LEGS WERE GUSHING FLUID" SURGICAL WOUND DRAINAGE S/P THIGH LIFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT SITTING DOWN ON TOILET,MISSED,FELL ON BUTTOCK,C/O L HIP PAIN DX L FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT WAS AT HOME,FELL OFF THE TOILET CAUSING A LT FEMURE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toilets |
| THIGH INJURY-FELL OFF TOILET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets |
| PT FELL AND HIT KNEE ON TOILET. DX: CLOSED SHORT SPIRAL FX DISTAL L FEMORAL SHAFT, HYPONATREMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 74 YO FEMALE WAS GETTING UP FROM TOILET AND FELL TO FLOOR FRACTURE FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials |
| 79 YO FELL OFF COMMODE ONTO FLOOR INJURED THIGH FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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