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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 390
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 72YOF, GETTING UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM&SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC HANGER&FEL L>>ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| TRIPPED OVER A HANGER AT HOME; TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. SPRAIN, LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WITH ANKLE SPRAIN, TRIPPED OVER A HANGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| SLIP ON HANGER & FALL IN *** DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STEPPED ON A RUSTY WIRE HANGER WHICH FLIPPED UP CUTTING ANKLE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 63 YO GOT FOOT TANGLED IN COAT HANGER CAUSING INJURY TO ANKLE FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A HANGER DX LT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers, Day wear |
| 88 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX ANKLE. PT STS SHE WAS TAKING CLOTHES OFF OF A CLO THES HANGER IN HER CLOSET & FELL. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2001 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2000 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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