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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
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Date: 11/09/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions, Medical equipment, general
TV FELL ON LEG @ NURSING HOME, ALSO HAS FOLEY CATHETER DX LOWER LEG ABRASION, FOLEY RELATED UTI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Farm/ranchFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF TV, ALCOHOL INTOXICATION. DX. SUPER 4 CM HEAD LAC, FX L TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/16/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Televisions
PT DROPPED A TV ON HIS LEG AT HOME YESTERDAY TODAY SWELLING REDNESS DX// INFECTED HEMATOMA WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/02/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT DX LT TIBIA/FIBULA FX - C/O DIRECT BLOW FROM TELEVISION THAT FELL ONTO LT LEG AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT DX LT DISTAL TIBIA FX - FELL WHILE CARRYING TV AND TV FELL DROPPED ON LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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