Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,295
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Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Other toys
PT WAS UNPACKING BOXES AT FRIEND'S AND CHILD'S GAME FELL ON HER LEG. DX: COMPLEX 8 CM LAC R CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 91 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
HIT SHIN ON BOX LACER TIBIAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
56 YOF TRIPPED OVER BOXES IN HER HOME CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CONTUSIONTO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON BOX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CONTUSIONTO LOWER LEG WHEN STRUCK BY CONTAINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 85 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
HAD BOX DROP ON SHIN ABRADING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER BOXES IN THE STORE DX: L LOWER LEG LAC. / CHIN ABRASION / R KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 70 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 A BOX AND LACERATED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LOWER LEG COMPLEX LAC-@ HOME-TRIPPED OVER A BOX-CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 78 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
LT CALF CONTUSION, WALKING IN LOCAL STORE, BIG BOX FELL AND LANDED ON LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 82 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
DROPPED AN ORANGE JUICE CONTAINER ON LEG DX: L LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 56 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 RAN INTO BOX; LAG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG STRAIN: LIFTING CONTAINER AND FELL, TWISTED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
HIT W/ HEAVY BOXES ON LT. LOWER LEG AT ***DX: CONTUSION LEG DX: CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 57 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
LEFT CALF CONT. PT DROPPED A BOX ONTO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 52 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
PT HAD HEAVY BOXES FALL ON INVERTED FOOT YESTERDAY. D: TIBIA AVULSION F X.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT INJURED L LEG WHEN PULLING MUSCLE L LEG WHILE LIFTING BOXESDX: MUSCL E STRAIN LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT WAS AT *** WHEN BOXES FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 76 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
76 YOF HIT HER LEFT CHIN ON THE EDGE OF A BOX. SUFFERED CONTUSION TO L EFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
SUST LAC TO R SHIN AT HOME WHEN RAN INTO CORNER OF BOX DX LRG FLAP TYPE LAC R SHIN 10 1/2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
55 YO MALE CUT LEG ON HOT BOX LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 66 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
PAIN IN LEFT LEG AFTER HITTING IT ON A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2004	Age: 88 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 WAS WALKING WHEN SHE STEPPED TOO CLOSE TO A BOX STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Containers
INJURY L KNEE CARRYING HEAVY PACKAGE DX: HEMATOMA LLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
LIFTING A BOX OF BOOKS LEFT CALF STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT AT NURSING HOME, TRIPPED OVER BOXES, FX RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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