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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 283
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Date: 08/15/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
LT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A HOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A SPRINKLER HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATI ON TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT STATES WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE AND IT HIT LEG DX RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
DX ACHILLES TENDINITIS: LAST NOC GOT CAUGHT ON GARDEN HOSE & FELL, TWISTED ANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
78YOM ACCIDNETLY TRIPPED OVER GARDEN HOSE AT HOME INJURED LT LOWER LEG;HEMATOMA LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
WORKING IN YARD AT HOME SUST INJ TO R LEG WHEN GARDEN HOSE WRAPPED AROU ND HIS R ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL DX FX R FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER A HOSE & LANDED ON KNEE AT HOME DX: FRCTURED LEFT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PATIENT MISSTEPPED IN A SPRINKLER HOLE TODAY, C/O SUDDEN RUPTURE SENSATION IN RIGHT CALF. DX-PLANTARIS TENDON RUPTURE RT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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