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Accidents - Ceilings and walls - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 789
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Date: 11/18/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ceilings and walls
FELL CLIMBING UP WALL OF FLOWER BED LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
PATIENT WALKED INTO 18" HIGH STONE WALL 5 DAYS AGO AND SCRAPED SHIN. D: CELLULITIS, WOUND INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ceilings and walls, Wire
FELL THROUGH CEILING WHILE RUNNING CABLE AT 11:00, PUT BRACE ON AT 14:30. DX: PROXIMAL FIBULA FX, LEFT TIBIA MALLEOLUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ceilings and walls, Chairs
54 Y.O. W MALE W/FX TIBIA. PT TRIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE WALL & TWISTED LEG UNDER A CHAIR @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/28/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ceilings and walls
53 YOM STEPPED THROUGH CEILING CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ceilings and walls
FELL THROUGH CEILING DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ceilings and walls
PUT CAR IN DRIVE INSTEAD OF REVERSE AND HIT A WALL LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
LT LOWER LEG SWELLING-HAD SCRAPED HIS LEG ON A WALL-1 WEEK PRIOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ceilings and walls
*68YOF FELL OVER 3FT WALLDX: FX R FIBULA DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ceilings and walls
PT FELL AGAINST CEMENT WALL.DX: LAC R LEG 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ceilings and walls
STUMBLED AND HIT WALL-FELL DOWN-FRACTURED DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ceilings and walls
PT ON **** LEANED UP AGAINST A WALL AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT LOWER LEG UNABLE TO STOP BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ceilings and walls
PT INJURED LOWER LEG AFTER GOING OVER WALL DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
PT CLIMBED OVER STONE WALL HIT LEG, ACUTE R PRETIBIAL WOUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ceilings and walls, Tables
HIT LEG ON WALL-NOTICE BLEEDING SITTING AT KITCHEN TABLE LACERATION LEFT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ceilings and walls
55 Y.O. W MALE W/LEG LAC. PT BUMPED LEG ON SOME TYPE OF RETAINING WALL. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ceilings and walls
86 YOFC FELL & HIT WALL LAST NIGHT GOING TO THE BATHROOM/TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, RT SHOULDER STRAIN, CT RT RIBS/ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/19/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ceilings and walls
FELL AGAINST WALL AT NH DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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