Accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,862
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Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 84 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Crutches, canes or walkers
LOWER LEG CT-FELL ON PORCH W/ WALKER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 59 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION WHEN FELL THROUGH THE PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
51 Y/O C/O LOWER LEG PAIN, FELL THRU PORCH. DX-CONTUSION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
64 Y/O C/O ANKLE PAIN, FELL OFF PORCH LANDED ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF 8FT DECK ONTO GROUND. DX: L DISTAL FIBULAR FX, L CUBOID/1/2/3/4 METATARSAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 70 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Tablet or capsule drugs
FELL THROUGH A BOARD ON HER PORCH HAS PAIN, SWELLING AND BRUISING TO (R ) LOWER LEG PT IS ON *** DX- LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OF OF PORCH AT HOME TWISTED RT LEG DX FX RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FIBULA FX-SLIPPED OFF A PORCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 76 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF PORCH & INJURED LEG AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SLIPPED ON DECK. DX: L TIBIAL PLATEAU FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 56 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
DX GASTROCNEMIUS STRAIN, R: W SUDDEN ONSET R CALF PAIN STARTED TODAY W HE STEP'D OFF OF PORCH STEP AND HAD AN IMMED TEAR'G PAIN SENSATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT STATES SLIPPED AND FELL THROUGH DECK DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
STEPPED OFF PORCH, SLID ON WET WOOD,TWISTED RT ANKLE. FX RT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN SLIDING OFF A DECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	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: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT PUT TOO MUCH FORCE WHEN WALKING OFF PORCH, LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 72 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: Hematoma
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
H'TMA LEG- FELL DECK
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
72 Y/O FELL AND HURT RIGHT ANKLE, FELL OFF 3 FT. PORCH AT HOME. DX-FX RIGHT TIB/TIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT CUT LOWER LEG WHEN FELL ON FRONT PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 54 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL FROM DECK INJURED LOWER LEG CONTUISON TO LEG AND KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
60YOM ON HIS DECK FELL THROUGH A WOODEN STEP,LACERATING LOWER LEG;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Hammers
BIL LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEGS WHEN HAMMERING HIS DECK WITH HIS SON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT CAUGHT LEG IN STEP OF DECK AT HOME AND INJURED LEG LAST WEEK DX// LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT JUMPED OFF DECK 2 WK AGO AND HAS HAD LEG PX. DX: DVT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL OFF THE PORCH AT HOME. DX-RIGHT LOWER LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 53 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
C/O RT LOWER LEG INJURY YESTERDAY, FELL AGAINST PORCH STEP, GETTING UP & LOST CIRCULATION TO SAME LEG;RECENT AMPUTATION DX:RT LEG CONTUS/STRAI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	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: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF STAGE AT CHURCH AND INJURED LEG AND WRIST DX// FX LEFT LOWER LEG AND LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 62 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: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
62 YO FELL ON DECK INJURED LEG FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 57 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: Foreign Body
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FOREIGN BODY LEG - 57 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH WOODEN SPLINTER IN HER RI GHT CALF - SUSTAINED WHEN SITTING ON HER PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 83 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: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SLIPPED&FELL SCRAPING LOWER LEG AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE DECK >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Trains
PT FELL BETWEEN PLATFORM AND TRAIN AT STATION DX// RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT FIBULA AFTER FALLING OFF PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON *** PLATFORM. DX; LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 72 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
72 YO F INJURED LEFT LOWER LEG WHEN FELL THROUGH DECK AT HOME DX: LEFT LEG ABRASION/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 63 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT DX CONTUSION OF LT LEG - S/P PT FELL ON THE TRAIN PLATFORM 5 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH/ LT TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, RT THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
WAS ON THE PATIO AND STEPPED OFF OF IT INJURING HER RT ANKLE . FX DISTA L RT FIBULA*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH FRACTURE RIGHT TIBULA AND FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN SLIPPING OFF PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RIGHT FIB FX. PT SLID ACROSS ICY PORCH INJURING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 65 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF HER LANAI AND FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL THRU DECK AT HOME, LLL PAIN, R WRIST PAIN DX; WRIST SPRAIN FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 55 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL ON STOOP 4 DAYS AGO AND HIT LEG RED NOW DX// ABRASION CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FIBULA FX-FELL ON ICY DECK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL OFF A TERRACE AT MOTHERS HOME INJURING HIS LEFT LEG WITH SWELLING AND DEFORMITY TO LEG. DX-FRACTURE OF LEFT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL OFF CAR PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF ICY PORCH/ DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT C/O TRAUMATIC FOOT PAIN, FELL OFF THE PORCH AT HOME. FX-FRACTURE RIGHT RIGHT FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL THROUGH PORCH AT HOME LACERATION RT LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RT TIBIA FX.PT FELL OFF A PORCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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