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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,435
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| 62 YOF FRACTURED BILATERAL ANKLES S/P TRIPPED OVER A NEWSPAPER AND FEL L AT HOME.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| SPRAIN ANKLE - 53 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH INJUY TO RIGHT ANKLE - GETTING THE MORNING NEWSPAPER AND TWISTED ANKLE ON HIS WALKWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Stairs or steps |
| 60 YOF FRACTURED AN ANKLE BY SLIPPING A NEWSPAPER ON THE FRONT STEPS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Stairs or steps |
| PT FRACTURED AN ANKLE BY SLIPPING ON A PIECE OF PAPER ON STEPS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED AND FELL ON FLOOR AFTER STEPPING ON PAPER AT NURSIN HOME - FX A NKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT BENDING OVER TO GET HER NEWSPAPER OFF THE DRIVEAAY AND LOST BALANCE FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE GETTING THE MAIL INVERTING ANKLE >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE WHILE GETTING MAIL IN DRIVEWAY. DX ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| C/O ANKLE PAIN&SWELLING AFTER SUSTAINED AN INVESION INJUREY WHEN SLIPPE D&FELL ON ICE WHILE PICKING UP HIS NEWSPAPER>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Paper products |
| TRIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING TO LOOK AT A FLIER, DX; ANKLE DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| PT TRIPPED ON A NEWSPAPER THAT WAS ON A CARPETRED FLOOR AND STRAINED AN KLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| DX SPRAIN, R ANK: PT FELL LAST NOC, WHEN STOOPING DOWN TO PICK UP HER NEWSPAPER, PT'S ANK TWISTED AND SHE FELT LOCALIZED PIN TO R ANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT FELL IN GRAVEL IN FRONT YARD 2 DAYS AGO WHILE RETRIEVING NEWSPAPER. ANKLE PAIN. D: MALLEOLUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 86 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 |
| PT OUTSIDE GETTING A NEWSPAPER AND SLIPPED ON WET CEMENT STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 77 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 |
| PT GETTING HER NEWSPAPER THIS AM BENT OVER AND SLIPPED STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE WALKING OUTSIDE TO GET NEWSPAPER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT WAS GETTING MAIL AND STEPPED ON A BRICK BETWEN THE PAVEMENT FELL STR AINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| SLIPPED ON PAPER TOWEL AT TRAIN STATION AND SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PATIENT CAME OUT TO GET THE NEWSPAPER AND FELL OVER AND DOES NOT KNOW WHICH ANKLE GAVE WAY. DX-RT ANKLE FRACTURE BIMALLEOLAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| SLIPPED ON ICE GETTING NEWSPAPER ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT IN *** STORE WHEN TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF NEWSPAPERS. D:ANKLE/LUMBAR/ CERVICAL SPRAINS/STRAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT. STATES SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON PAPER, UNABLE TO WALK AFTER SHE FELL . DX. FX TIBIA (R ANKLE). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON WET NEWSPAPER FRACTURE ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A NEWSPAPER BUNDLE INJURING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2006 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. SLIPPED ON PAPER ADVERTISEMENTS ON FLOOR AT NH. DX. R ANKLE - FIBU LA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON PAPER ON THE FLOOR RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN RIGHT FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 83 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 |
| 83YFC SLIPPED ON NEWSPAPER FELL AND TWISTED ANKLE/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Paper products |
| PT SLIPPED ON HIS WET DRIVEWAY GETTING THE NEWSPAPER LEFT ANKLE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 73 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 WAS SPRING CLEANING AND SLIPPED ON SOME PAPERS RT ANKLE TWISTED AND FELL WHOLE FOOT SWOLLEN AND BRUISED RT ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 74 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 |
| PT STATES SHE SLIPPED ON WET PAPER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| ACUTE RT ANKLE FX-PT SLIPPED ON PAPER IN GARAGE @ HOME TWISTED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2001 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2001 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2001 | Age: 86 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2001 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2000 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2000 | Age: 94 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/1999 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/1998 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/17/1998 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/1997 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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