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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| RT OPEN TIB.FIB FX.PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR DOWN STEPS AND IT FELL ON LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| REFRIGERATOR FELL ONTO PT'S SHIN. DX: L LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 69 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: Refrigerators |
| CLEANING REFRIGERATOR, FELL HITTING RIGHT LEG----CONTUSION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 77 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: Refrigerators |
| PT AT HOME HAD A REFRIGERATOR SHELF FALL ON LEGS/ DX 7CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R LEG AND 2CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF HER REFRIGERATOR & INADVERTENTLY SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HER RT PRETIBIAL AREA. DX-RT LEG SKIN TEAR/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | 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: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT BUMPED LEG ON REFRIGERATOR WHILE CLEANING IT OUT AT HOME. DX-LACERAATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 90 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| COMPLAINS OF LEFT LEG PAIN WHEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING OUT OF T HE FRIDGE NOW NOT ABLE TO AMBULATE >> MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT SPRAIN LOWER LEG WHILE CLEANING HER REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 85 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: Refrigerators, Scooters, unpowered |
| 85 YO TRIPPED ON SCOOTER HIT LEG AGAINST REFRIGERATOR FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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