Accidents - Doors - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,368
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Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
PT SLIPPED ON ICE WHEN SHE TURNED TO CLOSE DOOR , PT FELL FRACTURING LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 91 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: Doors
91 YOF STRUCK HER LEG ON SCREENDOOR #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
PATIENT INSTALLED CLOSET DOORS AT HOME, C/O LOWER LEG PAIN. DX-LOWER LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT WALKED INTO A SCREEN DOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
68 YO - CELLULITIS LOWER LEFT LEG - HIT LEG ON DOOR 2-3 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Doors
KICKED WOODEN DOOR, CALF MS PAIN IMMEDIDATELY " MS STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
TRIPPED ON DOOR INJURED KNEE AND TIBIA FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT HAD A DOOR CLOSE ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 79 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: Doors
GOING IN A SCREEN DOOR AND FELL IN WHEN DOOR CAUGHT LEG. DX. ABRA/CONT R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 79 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: Doors
PT TRIPPED COMING INTO HOUSE AND STRUCK LOWER LEG ON DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 88 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: Doors
88 YOF LACERATION LOWER LEG WHEN DOOR OF DEPARTMENT STORE CLOSED TOO SO ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
RIGHT SHIN ABR. PT FELL OFF AN ESCALATOR AT AIRPORT.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/11/2005	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
C/O PT SLAMMED LEG IN THE DOOR DX RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2005	Age: 85 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: Doors
PT BANGED LEFT SHIN INTO DOOR C/OP AIN LEFT SHIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	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: Doors
PATIENT FELL OUT THE DOOR AT HOME. DX-OPEN TIB, FIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 93 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: Doors, Stairs or steps
CAUGHT LEG ON QUICLY CLOSING DOOR/TRIPPED GOING UP STAIRS. " LOWER LEG LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Doors
HIT W/ REVOLVING DOOR 2 DAYS AGO. ACHILLES STRAIN/CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
CLOSET BIFOLD DOOR FELL ONTO LT SHIN/ LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 55 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: Doors
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN SHUT IN DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 57 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: Doors
PT C/ "THE DOOR HIT MY RT LEG LAST MONTH" - NOW C/O PAIN AND DISCOLORATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 78 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: Laceration
Product: Doors
INJURIED LOWER LEG ON DOOR. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Doors
1. 77 YOF AVULSION LOWER LEG AFTER STRIKING METAL BASEMENT DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT @ HOME CUT R LOWER LEG ON WOODEN HOUSE DOOR DX 13CM DEEP LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2005	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
LOWER LEG LAC-SCREEN DOOR HIT LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 88 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: Doors
FX DISTAL TIBIA AND FIBULA - FELL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK DOOR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Doors
LEFT LEG HEMATOMA. PT HIT LEG AGAINST A DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
RLE PAIN. PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	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: Doors
PATIENT CAUGHT HER LEG IN THE DOOR AT HOME. DX-FRACTURE TIBIA/FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PTSUSTAINED LACERATION TO LOWER LEG FROM DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
HIT LEG ON DOOR AT VA NURSING HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2005	Age: 91 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: Laceration
Product: Doors
91 YOM CUT LOWER LE ON STORM DOOR LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
54 YO HIT LEG ON DOOR CONTSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 73 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: Doors
73 YO HIT LEG AGAINST DOOR LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	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: Doors
83 YO TRIPPED STRUCK LEG AGAINST DOOR LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
LEFT FIB FX. PT INJURED LEG COMING OUT OF A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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