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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 489
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 12/06/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 11/28/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 11/22/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 11/10/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 10/13/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 08/31/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 08/20/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 07/16/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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: 06/21/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: 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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