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Accidents - Golf carts - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
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Date: 12/09/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Golf carts
INJURED LEG AGAINST GOLF CART LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Golf carts
65 YOF PT WAS RUN OVER BY A GOLF CART JUST PTA. C/O R LEG PAIN. R DIS TAL TIBIA/FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/19/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Golf carts
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT FELL OUT OF GOLF CART AND THEN HUSBAND FELL ONTO HER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Golf carts
GOT LEGS CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 GOLF CARTS DX: CONTUSION BILAT LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Golf carts
55YOM ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF GOLF CART FALLING INTO LAKE INJURED RT LEG; LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/16/2009Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Golf carts
PT HAD L FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GOLF CARTAND CURB PTA DX L ACHELLES TEND ON STRAIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Golf carts, Benches
RIGHT LOWER EXT CONT. PT GOT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN WHEEL OF GOLF CART AND A BENCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Golf carts
TRIPPED GETTING OUT OF GOLF CART FRACTURED TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/24/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Golf carts
PT WAS AT GOLF COURSE IN GOLF CART AND FELL OUT. DX: FRACTURE DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Golf carts
PT STATES (R) KNEE WAS RUN OVER BY A GOLF CART DX;; (R) TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Golf carts
81YOM WAS ON A GOLF CART 2 DAYS AGO SOMETHING STRUCK RT LOWER LEG; LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2009Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Golf carts
PT GOT LOWER LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO GOLF CARTS SUSTAINED A LEG LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Golf carts
PT C/O GETTING ANKLE CAUGHT BETWEEN GOLF CART & A ROCK WHILE THE CART W AS MOVING W/ PAIN. DX: COMMINUTED TIB/FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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