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Accidents - Paper products - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
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Date: 12/23/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
RIGHT ANKLE FX. PT TRIPPED AND INJURED ANKLE WHEN GETTING THE NEWSPAPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
ANKLE FRACTURE - 83 YOF WAS WALKING OUTSIDE AND FELL WHILE REACHING FOR THE NEWSPAPER, SUSTAINED INJURY TO HER LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/28/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
PT STATES SHE WENT TO GET NEWSPAPER SLIPPED ON WET GRASS AND FELL , SHE HEARD A POP IN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/22/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials
PT SHOPPING IN A STORE WHEN THERE WAS A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE FLOOR SLI PPED ON IT STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2003Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
SLIPPED - FELL REACHING FOR TOILET PAPER IN CLOSET- FELL BACKWARDS RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paper products
PT C/O PAIN TO LOWER BACK,ANKLE AND LT FOOT - S/P PT SLIPPED ON PAPERS AT STORE AND FELL,TWISTING BODY ONTO RT SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paper products, House repair or construction materials
IN PARKING LOT AT HOME FELL WHILE GETTING PAPERS, LEFT FOOT WENT UNDER 4X4 LUMBER, BENT TOES UP, TWISTED LEG. DX LEFT ANKLE & KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
DELIVERING NEWSPAPER THIS AM, STEPPED INTO HOLE & HEARD "CRACK." ACUTE LT ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Paper products
BENDING OVER TO PICK UP POSTER PAPER AT HOME, WHEN WENT TO STAND UP AN KLE GAVE OUT. DX; FRACTURE ANKLE WITH DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/21/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paper products
FEMALE SLIPPED ON PAPER PLATE,TWISTED ANKLE, SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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