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

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Date: 12/28/2007	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: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER. DX: L LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB LADDER, FELT POP IN LEFT CALF. DX-STRAIN LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 54 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
54 YO FELL FROM LADDER INJURED LEG CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 64 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF OF LADDER. DX: TIBIAL SHAFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
TIB/ FIB FX-FELL OFF LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 56 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT WAS UP ABOUT TEN FEET ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER. DX: R TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT HIT ON LEG WITH A LADDER AT SONS HOUSE 6 DAYS AGO DX// CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 64 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: Ladders
PT DESCENDING A LADDER AND LOST FOOTING STRIKING RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINS T THE RUNG OF THE LADDER LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
56 YOM FELL OFF LADDER CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 84 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: Ladders
LAC LOWER LEG ON METAL LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
59 YOM FELL ABOUT 12 FEET OFF A LADDER SUSTAINING A TIB/FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 59 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: Ladders
PT CLIMBING UP A LADDER AND FELT A POP IN LOWER LEG STRAINED CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT CLIMBING DOWN A METAL LADDER AND THE LAST RUNG WAS BROKEN AND HE CAU GHT HIS LOWER LEG ON THE METAL LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	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: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT FELL 7-8 FT OFF OF LADDER WHILE TAKING DOWN GUTTERS. DX: OPEN R TIB/FIB FX, R KNEE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT HAD 10 FOOT FALL FROM LADDER. D: TIB-FIB FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 10 FT OFF LADDER. DX: R DISTAL TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
HURT PUTTING LADDER AWAY. DX- CONTUSION L AND R LOWER LEGSA DN L AND R WRISTS #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF LEFT TIBIAL PLATEAU & ABRASION TO L ANTERIOR KNEE FROM FALL APPROXIMATELY 3' OFF LADDER WHILE PAINTING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
TIB FIB FX-FELL OFF LADDER ONTO CONCRETE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 71 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
71 YOM FELL OFF LADDER FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
LLL PAIN, FELL OFF LADDER DX; LLL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 71 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: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AND CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 10 FEET OFF LADDER @ HOME - FX L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF AN 8 FOOT LADDER AND SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2007	Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER ABRASION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 59 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: Ladders
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG BY STRIKING AGAINST A LADDER A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 57 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
57 YO M FRACTURED TIBIA FELL 6 FT FROM LADDER LANDED ON KNEE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME RESULTING IN LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	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: Other
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER. LEG PAIN, DIFFICULTY WALKING. LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER DX: LT LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 58 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: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER/ CONTUSION RT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 76 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX: OBLIQUE FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 64 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER OPEN FX TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 62 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: Ladders
C/O PT STATES FELL OFF LADDER DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 8 FEET OFF LADDER AT HOME INJURING LOWER LEG. DX; LOWER LEG FRACT URE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT C/O LEG INJURY. PT FELL OFF LADDER ONTO LEG. DX ABRASION TO LEG SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL 3 FT OFF LADDER DX; FX R TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER @ HOME DX TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LOWER LEG LAC-FELL FROM LADDER THAT COLLAPSED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS WASHING A TRUCK AND FELL OFF A LADDER/ FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 51 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: Ladders
PT PUTTING SOMETHING IN CLOSET WHEN SLIPPED OFF 2ND RUNG OF LADDER. D: TIBIAL PLATEAU FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 71 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PRUNING TREE AND BRANCH FELL AND HE DUCKED AND FELL OFF LADDER AND FX L OWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS STEPPING OFF LADDER AND LOST BALANCE AND HIT LEG ON BEDFRAME DX; DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	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: Ladders
LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON ALUMINUM LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 62 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: Ladders
PT STEPPED OFF LADDER AND FELT KNEE GIVE OUT. D:TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, PROX IMAL FIBULA FX, DISPLACED MEDIAL MALLEOLUS FXS. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LEFT TIBIAL FX. PT FELL 5 FEET OFF A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
DX LEFT LEG CONTUSION: FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 64 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT STEPPED DOWN OFF LADDER FROM TO HIGH UP,FELL,C/O SEVERE PAIN TO RLE, DX R TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 67 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: Ladders
PT FELL FROM A LADDER AT HOME - CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	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: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER - FX R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 62 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER 10DAYS AGO,C/O REDNESS,WARM,SWELLING TO LLE SHIN DX ECCHYMOSIS,ABRASION L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT LACARERATED LEG WHEN FELL FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT HAS CONTUSIONS TO BOTH LOWER LEGS AFTER FALLING FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 54 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: Ladders
FELL OFF A LADDER. DX. LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LEFT TIB/FIB FRACTURE,LEFT HAND FRACTURE.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT JUMPED 3-4 FT OFF FALLING LADDER. DX: R TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, R FIBULAR HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
TIB/ FIB FX-FELL ON LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 5 FT WHEN LADDER CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM. DX: R OPEN DISTAL TIB/FIB FX, SINUS BRADYCARDIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX LEG WEAKNESS / PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 64 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: Ladders
64 YOM SLIPPED ON LADDER ALUMINUM 6FT LAC/CONT R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER AND GOT RT FOOT CAUGHT IN IT DX: FX RT TIB / FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER, HURT LEG DX FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT TRIMMING SOME BUSHES WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER AND SUSTRAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
LEFT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
55 YOF MOVING A LADDER, STRUCK L LOWER LEG - LAC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON FLOOR AT HOME. FRACTURE, RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
CARRYING A LADDER SCRAPED (R) LOWER LEG AGAINST LADDER CAUSING A SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
STEPPING OFF LADDER AND SOMETHING STRUCK LEG LOWER LEG CONTUSION/ABRASI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER/FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2007	Age: 53 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT HAD 8 FOOT FALL FROM LADDER. NO LOC. D: TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, DISTAL FI BULAR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
79 YO FEMALE HAD KNEE PAIN WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Pruning or trimming equipment
PT STANDING ON A LADDER TRIMMING BUSHES AT HOME AND FELL OFF FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF OF A LADDER. DX- L DISTAL TIBIA FRACTURE, L LATERAL MALLEOLUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
58 YOM FELL OFF LADDER FX L FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT HAD A LADDER FALL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG TWO DAYS AGO CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT ON A THREE FOOT LADDER A FEW DAYS AGO AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED AN INJU RY TO LEFT LOWER LEG GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT COMING DOWN A LADDER AND MISSED A STEP SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T OWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
CALF PAIN WHEN COMING DOWN LADDER/ RT CALF INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2007	Age: 74 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL 12 FEET OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON SIDE OF FOOT. D: TIB FIB FX/DI SLOCATION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
STRAIN OF RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY SECONDARY TO FALL 12-15 FEET FROM LADDER, LANDING ON RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY, PAIN TO FOOT AND ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
59 YO MALE FELL FROM 12' LADDER LOWER LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/03/2007	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: Ladders
PT FELL 8-10 FT FROM LADDER WHILE TRIMMING A TREE. DX: L TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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