Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 901
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Christmas decorations
FELL AT HOME AND HIT A BOX OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS CAUSING ABRASION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT. BUMPED LOWER LEG AGAINST A BOX CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A BOX IN HER HOME CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Containers
PT PRESENTING X8 DAYS S/P INJURY LT MEDIAL LEG BY CRATE - DX LT SHIN HEMATOMA INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
SPRAIN (R) LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING BOX AT THE STREET , C/O MILD PAIN, GAIT NORMAL, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT TRIPPED OVER BASKET AT HOME, LAC RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVE A BOX/ FX LT DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER BOX. DX. LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
SKIN TEAR L LOWER LEG. FELL ON WATERING CAN WHILE WATERING YARD. DX; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
SLIPPED FELL ON BOX BILATERAL CONTUSION ABRASION TIBIA FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
DX LEFT SHIN LACERATION: DROPPED BOX ONTO LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG - HIT LEG ON A METAL BOX @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT HIT RT LOWER LEG ON A BOX AT HOME, SITE INFECTED, CELLULITIS RT LOWE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER A BOX 1 WEEK AGO. DX. R LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION WITH EAR LY CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
SKIN TEAR TO LT LEG HT LEG ON BOX DX: 2CM SKINTEAR LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT WAS PUTTING BOXES AWAY AND TRIPPED OVE R A BOX AND STRUCK SHIN ON A BOX AND LACERATED SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
STANDING ON A BARREL TO GET ON A HORSE AND FELL OFF THE BARREL DX FX TI BIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT DROPPED HEAVY CONTAINER ON RT FOOT THIS A.M. PAIN & SWELLING. CT ANT ERIOR DISTAL RT LEG@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT WALKED INTO BOX OF BOOKS ON BOOKCASE. D: LOWER LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
YESTERDAY AT *** SUPERMARKET WHILE GETTING AN ICE CREAM ABOX OF HALF GALLON FELL ON RT TIBIAL AREA WITH TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PATIENT STATES BARRELL FELL ON LEG. DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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