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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,081
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 88YOM SUSTAINED BLUNT TRAUMA TO LT LOWER LEG WHEN HE BUMPED INTO OTTOMAN WHILE AT HOME. DX - LT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Chairs |
| 83 YOM TRIPPED OVER OTTOMAN GETTING OUT OF CHAIR LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 69 Y/O F TRIPPED AND HIT LOWER LEG ON FOOTSTOOL AT HOME. DX CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 78 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 78YOM WAS AT HOME, RAN INTO A FOOT STOOL CAUISNG A LACERATION TO LT LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Tables |
| 79YOF TRIPPED OVER AN OTTOMAN AND FELL ONTO A TABLE. DX. LOWER LEG LACE RATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 88 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 88YOF WAS AT HOME, RAN INTO A FOOTSTOOL CAUSING A LACREATION TO SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2009 | Age: 83 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 83YOF STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A METAL FOOTSTOOL LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT WAS AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER A FOOT STOOL CAUISNG A LACERATION TO LT LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 87YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME WALKING & HIT FOOT REST/STOOL & CUT R LOWER LEG, DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 86 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG-SUS INJ TO RT LOWER LEG WHEN SHE HIT IT AGAINST A FOOT STOOL WHILE WALKING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 80 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| DROPED FOOT STOOL ON SHIN CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 81 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| FELL OVER A FOOTSTOOL AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 90 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| NONDISPLACED DISTAL TUFT FIBULAR FX: FELL OVER FOOT STOOL ONE WEEK AGO, STILL HAVING PAIN IN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT STRUCK LOWER LEG AGAINST AN OTTOMAN SUSTAINED A SKIN TEAR TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 60YO WHITE MALE JUMPED OVER OTTOMAN,FELL HIT KNEE LAST SATURDAY,C/O PAIN-SWELLING,TWISTED R LEG, DX CELLULITIS R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Floors or flooring materials |
| STEPPING OUT OF SHOWER AND GOT FOOT TANGLED IN FOOT STOOL AND FELL TO FLOOR; DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING HERSELF ON AN OTTOMAN INJURING HER SHIN. DX-LT LOWER EXTREMITY COMPLEX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 87 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT WAS AT HOME, STUMBLED OVER AN OTTOMAN CAUSING A HEMATOMA TO LWR LT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A WOODEN "HASSOCK" THREE DAYS AGO GOT AN ABRASION WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2007 | Age: 82 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 82 YOF TRIPPED OVER FOOT STOOL CUT LEG LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| FELL GETTING OFF FOOTSTOOL/SHIN CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2006 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| LACERATED LEG ON FOOTSTOOL AT PERSONEL CARE HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN OTTOMAN FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| STRUCK LEG ON FOOTSTOOL " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT DX CONTUSION LT LEG - S/P HIT THE LEG AGAINST A FOOT STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A FOOTSTOOL DX: LAC RT LOW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2005 | 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| TIB/ FIB FX-FELL FROM FOOTSTOOL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 53 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| SWINGING WOODEN OTTOMAN TOSSOING BACK HIT HE IN THE LEG LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | 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: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT HIT LEG ON FOOTSTOOL; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| CUT LEG ON A FOOTSTOOL. DX. L LOWER LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 80 YO HIT OTTOMON LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2004 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 86 YR OLD FEMALE HIT LOWER LEG ON FOOTSTOOL CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 63 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: Other |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| R LEG CELLULITIS - SCRAPED LEG ON GLIDER FOOTSTOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| HIT LEG ON A OTTOMAN PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| TRIPPED OVER FOOTSTOOL DX: AVULSION SKIN LT. SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| 80 YO FEMALE WHO WAS ON A FOOTSTOOL ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB,S HE FELL,FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 78 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| RT LEG HEMATOMA-@ HOME-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT A PADDED FOOTSTOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| SCRAPED SHINS ON FOOT STOOL SKIN TEARS BOTH LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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