Accidents - Footwear - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,600
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Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
64YOF TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A BOOT DX: RT DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Footwear, Crutches, canes or walkers
73YOM FELL WHILE TAKING SHOES OFF AND CUT LOWER LEG ON WALKER LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear, Stairs or steps
55YOM-FIBULA FX-WEARING BOOTS-TWISTED LOWER LEG ON A STEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear, Tree stands
63 YO WF WEARING HIKING BOOTS GOING TO DEER STAND TWISTED LOW LEG PAIN FX RT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 77 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: Footwear
DX FX FIBULA R: 77YOF TRIPPED WEARING HEELS, LAST NOC, FELL OFF SHOE & INJ R ANK, NOW W R ANK SWELL'G LAT SIDE, LAT LWR LEG PN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
A 60 YR OLD FEMALE TWISTED LEG ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON A BOOT DX FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear, Chairs
58 YO F W/ FREQUENT FALLS. TODAY TRYING TO GET FLIP FLOP ON & FELL INTO A CHAIR. LATER FELL ONTO TABLE & HIT CHIAR. DX:FIBULAR FX, RENAL FAILU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Footwear
68 YOF PT TRIPPED AND FELL OFVE OWN SHOES. MUSCLE STRAIN LOWER EXTREMI TY, SINGLE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 53 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: Other
Product: Footwear
53YOF LOWER LEGS HURT AFTER WEARING HIGH HEELED SHOES- LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 60 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: Footwear
DX:FIBULA FX-60YOF-ANKLE PAIN-SLIPPED OFF OF CURB WEARING HIGH HEELS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
52YOM FRACTURED FIBULA SLIPPED & FELL WALKING ON LANDSCAPING LOGS WITH FLIP FLOPS ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Footwear
A 69 YOF WAS WEARING FLIP FLOPS AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX: LEFT LOWER LEG STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Footwear
57YOF TRIPPED OVER A PAIR OF SANDLES LEFT ON A DOCK AND FELL OFF THE DO CK DEEP LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2010	Age: 53 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: Fracture
Product: Footwear
53 YOF FELL WHILE WALKING IN HIGH HEELS IN HOTEL ROOM FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Footwear
86 YOF C/O LOWER LEG PAIN CROSSED LEG AND TOOK THE HIDE OFF LEG WITH HEEL OF SHOE. DX-LAC LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
DX ANK SPRAIN/DISTAL; TIBIAL AVULSION FX: 52YOF WEAR' NEW *** SHOES, STEP' OFF CURB & INVERTED R ANK. PN & SWELL' UNABLE TO BEAR WT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Footwear
A 61 YOM INJURED LOWER LEG WHILE WEARING BOOTS. DX: LEFT LOWER LEG DERMATITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 59 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Footwear
59 YOF WEARING HIGH HEELS FELL OFF OF CURB WHILE RUNNING FOR BUS. DX: ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE, L KNEE OA, R ARM STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Footwear
64 YOM SCRATCHED LOWER LEG WITH HEEL OF SHOE CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Footwear
59YOM NOTICED SWELLING OF RT LOWER LEG AFTER TAKING BOOTS OFF; CELLULITIS RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Footwear
78YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOSPITAL SHOE CAUGHT,TRIPPED & FELL,HEAD PAIN,TAIL BONE PAIN,BRUISES TO R CALF, DX UTI, SYNCOPE, BRADYCARDIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Footwear, Dancing
80 Y/O/F DANCING AT HOME IN HIGH HEELS AND INJURED LEG DX/ RIGHT LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 68 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: Footwear
A 68 YOF WAS WEARING HIGH HEELED SHOES, ON GRAVEL, TO ER WITH LEG PAIN, DX STRAINED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
57 YOF HAD TIGHT BOOTS ON AND INVERTED FOOT WHILE GETTING UP FROM COUCH DX: L DISTAL FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Footwear
68YOM DEVELOPED PRESSURE ULCER ON SHIN CAUSED BY A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Footwear
51 YOF LEG PAIN FROM WEARING FLIP FLOPS LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
L FIBULA FX/54YOF GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AT HOME & TRIPPED O VER SHOES CAUSING HER TO FALL AND LAND ON L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Footwear
51 Y/O M LEG/FOOT PAIN AFTER LONG WALK IN NEW SHOES LEG PAIN 2ND TO NEW SHOE USE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Footwear, Portable electric heaters
TRIPPED OVER SHOE AND FELL AGAINST ELECTRIC HEATER BURN LT LOWER LEG 59 Y/O B/F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
69YROLDFEMALE TRIPPED OVER A SHOE@HOME PTA FALLING&LANDING ONTO HER LEG DX FRACTURE LOWER LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 73 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: Other
Product: Footwear
73 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WEARING ORTHO SHOES AT DOCS OFFICE DX. LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear, Stairs or steps
FIBULA FX-53YOF WAS WALKING IN A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS, LOST BALANCE AND FELL DOWN 2 STEPS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
64 YOF TRIPPED ON SHOES AND FELL. DX: L DISTAL FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	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: Footwear
53YOM, H/O HEP/ETOH CIRRHOSIS, WITH CHRNOIC LEG EDEMA, TRIPPED ON SHOEL ACE&FELL SCRAPING LOWER LEG, +PAIN&SWELLING>>ABRS/CONTS/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Footwear
86 YOF SAID FAMILY MEMBER ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH HIS SHOE AT HOME. DX-HEMATOMA RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Footwear
51 YOF C/O TRAUMATIC KNEE PAIN TWISTED KNEE WHILE WALKING AFTER STEPPING ON SHOE LACES. DX-FX RIGHT FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Footwear
71 YO F IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WHEN TRIPPED IN POTHOLE AND FELL. WEARI NG FLIP FLOPS AT THE TIME. KNEE/TOE ABRASIONS. DX:PRESYNCOPE, UTI.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 51 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: Other
Product: Footwear
51YOF WALKING WHILE WEARING BOOTS AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN CALF- CALF PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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