Accidents - Doors - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,143
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Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 87 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 STATES ACCIDENTLY SLAMMED LEG IN THE DOOR DX RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
PT SUSTAINED CELLULITIS TO LEG AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST A DOOR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG ON A DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 80 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
HIT LEG ONTO A DOOR A WK AGO, NOW C INCREASED PAIN&SWELLING >> CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 82 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: Doors
83 YO FEMALE HAD FRIEND FALL ON LEG WHILE GOING THROUGH REVOLVING DOOR FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 77 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
77 YO HIT LEG AGAINST DOOR LA LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 74 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
INJURED LEG ON DOOR WHILE HUGGING GRANDCHILD, DX; LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 94 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 BUMPED INTO DOOR @ HOME CAUSING LAC TO LOWER L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 69 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 BUMPED LOWER L LEG ON DOOR @ HOME - LAC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 86 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: Other
Product: Doors
SCRAPED LEG ON DOOR WHICH DEVELOPED INTO SPREADING CELLULITIS,ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 79 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, Tablet or capsule drugs
TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING (L) LEG ON DOOR PT ON *** BLEEDING CONTROLLE D WITH PRESSURE DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
RT LOWER LEG LAC.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A SCREEN DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	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: Doors
CAUGHT FOOT IN A DOORWAY, TWISTING LEG " TIBIA FX''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT HAD A DOOR FALL ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
93YOF AT HOME OPENING DOOR,WHEN SHE RECEIVED A CUT FROM THE EDGE OF THE DOOR;LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 83 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
RIGHT LEG CONT. PT HIT LEG ON A DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	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
FELL OVER DOOR, C/O CUT TO L LEG, DX; LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 64 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 WAS AT HOME AND HAD THE LIGHTS TURNED DOWN TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS AN D WALKED THROUGH THE SCREEN DOOR. DX: ABRASION RIGHT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
FIB FX. PT FELL THROUGH FRONT DOOR WHEN GETTING FOOT CAUGHT IN A DOOR M AT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
SCREEN DOOR HIT PT ON BACK OF LEG DX: RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
LEFT CALF LACERATION.PT LACERATED CALF ON A METAL DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 81 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
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION: INJURED ON DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
SCREEN DOOR FELL ONTO PT'S LEG. DX: L CALF LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 70 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: Doors, Wheelchairs
PT'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR AND HEAVY WOODEN DOOR. D: FIBUL A FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors, Grocery or shopping carts
SKIN TEAR RIGHT LOWER LEG HIT LEG ON DOOR AND BUMPED ON GROCERY CART LA CERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 88 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 STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST HER BATHROOM LINEN CLOSET DOOR SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
PT PUSHING A DOOR AND IT GAVE WAY AND HE FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG CONTU SION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
PT BRUISED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL OUT FRONT DOOR AT HOME AND RETURN TO ER COMPLAIN LEG PAIN WITH CONCERN REGARDING BLOOD CLOT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 61 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: Puncture
Product: Doors
HEARD BANG AT DOOR PICKED UP HER DOG & OPENED DOOR & NEIGHBORS PIT BULL DOG BIT PATIENT AND PT ALSO TWISTED FOOT PUNCTURE LOW LEG/CONT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 61 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: Other
Product: Doors
61YOM FELL-HIT LEG ON CORNER OF SCREEN DOOR/CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 59 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: Laceration
Product: Doors
STRUCK LEG ON A METAL DOOR LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 58 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
58 YO HIT LEG ON DOOR CONTUSION DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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