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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/05/2008 | 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: Foods, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| PT DROPPED A CONTAINER OF ORANGE JUICE ON HER LEG DX// CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Foods, Day wear |
| BURN TO RLL W/GREASE AT HOME, WEARING SHORTS DX: 2ND/3RD DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 78 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: Foods, Microwave ovens |
| SLIPPED FELL GETTING A TV DINNER OUT OF MICROWAVE FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 69 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Foods, Refrigerators |
| FOOD FELL OUT OF FRIDGE ABRADING L.LEG >> SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | Age: 89 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: Foods, Containers |
| HIT LEG ON ICECREAM CONTAINER, INJ LEG, WHICH IS SWOLLEN " CELLULITIS' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Knives |
| CUTTING MEAT WITH KNIFE, SLIPPED, CUT LEG. DX LLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 53 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: Foods, Metal containers |
| PT A CAN OF BISCUTS FELL AND HIT HER LEG DX// CONTUSION SKIN TEAR LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Foods, Doors |
| PT WAS DELIVERING MEALS & SLIPPED AND HAD A DOOR CLOSE ON LEG DX; DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Foods, Freezers |
| FROZEN FOOD FELL OUT OF FREEZER, HIT LEG DX CELLULITIS LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 75 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: Foods, Golf carts |
| PT AT HOSPITAL, TRYING TO GET A CANDYBAR, WAS HIT BY SECURITY GUARD ON GOLF CART ACCIDENTALY, LAC LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Foods, Freezers |
| A FROZEN CHICKED FELL ON PTS LEG FROM FREEZER, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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