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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 221
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Day wear, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED OVER PAIR OF PANTS WALKING DOWN STAIRS/ QUADRACEPS TENDON RUPTU RE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Knives |
| PT ATTEMPTING TO PUT AN OPEN POCKET KNIFE IN HIS PANTS POCKET AND STABB ED SELF IN THE THIGH LACERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HUM FX. PT WAS TRYING TO TAKE SOCK OFF TO GET IN SHOWER AND FELL WITH W ALKER WITH WHEELS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Day wear |
| 69 YOF WAS TRYING TO PUT ON A PAIR OF PANTS AND LIFTED LEFT LEG AND FEL T SEVERE PAIN INTO LEFT THIGH, DX: RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Day wear, Portable circular power saws |
| DX LARGE R THIGH LAC: CUTTING 2 X 4S W CIRCULAR *** SAW WHEN IT SLIPPPE D AND HIT HIS R THIGH, CUTT'G THRU HIS PANTS, SKIN, INTO QUAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Day wear |
| SLIPPED ON SOCKS&FELL C/O THIGH PAIN THAT RADIATING TO THE ANKLE >> MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Day wear |
| PT WAS TRYING TO PUT ARM THROUGH SWEATSHIRT, WHEN PT LOST BALANCE CAUSING PT TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL. DX: FX FEMUR, LAC TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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