Accidents - Bathtubs or showers - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

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Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER. FRACTURE TIBIAL PLATEAU, CLOSED. 66 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
69YOF LACERATION TO LOWER LEG FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Towel racks or bars
57YOF LACERATION TO LOWER LEG& CHIN STEPPING OUT OF TUB TOWEL RACK GAVE WAY PT FELL AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
56 YOF DX LT LEG PAIN - PT FELL A WEEK AGO AT HOME ON BATHTUB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 67 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: Bathtubs or showers
67YOM, ON ASA, SCRATCHED LOWER LEG WHILE GETTING OUT OF SHOWER RESULTING IN >>BLEEDING FROM VARICOSE VEINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
89YO WHITE FEMALE SLIPPED IN BATHTUB YESTERDAY AT NURSING HOME C/O CALF PAIN, DX FRACTURE R PROXIMAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2010	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: Bathtubs or showers
52 YOM FELL. C/O LT KNEE PAIN; SLIPPED IN SHOWER. DX**: LT FIBULAR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2010	Age: 81 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: Bathtubs or showers, Handrails, railings or banisters
81YOF WAS GETTING HELPED OUT OF BATH AND HIT LEG ON RAIL AT NURSING HOME DX: LAC LOW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 91 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: Bathtubs or showers, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
91YOF, TAKING A SHOWER BECAME DIZZY THEN FELL HITTING LEG ON A TRASH CA N>>COMPLEX LEG LAC/+TROPENIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 73 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: Bathtubs or showers
73YOM, SYNCOPED&FELL WHILE TAKING A SHOWER NO HEAD TR >>LEG CONTS/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2010	Age: 72 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: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
L LEG HEMATOMA/72YOF CAUGHT FOOT IN TUB, INJURING LOWER LEG. NOW HAS HE MATOMA AND INCREASING PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
51 YOM INJURED CALF SCRAPING LOWER LEG GETTING OUT OF SHOWER. DX-LEFT CALF LACERATION 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
75 YO F, C/O LOWER BACK AND LEG PAIN AFTER FALLING IN THE SHOWER, DX LE G CONTUSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/02/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
60 YOF FELL GETTING OUT OF SHOWER RIGHT LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	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: Bathtubs or showers
88 YO F HIT LEG ON SIDE OF TUB. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 80 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: Bathtubs or showers
80 Y/O WF FELL IN BATHTUB AND CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
A 66 YR OLD FEMALE HAD A SHOWER BENCY BREAK & FALL ON HER LOWER LEG DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 66 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: Bathtubs or showers
66YOM LAC LWR LEG IN SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
67 YOF WAS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER AND SUSTAINED LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2010	Age: 72 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: Bathtubs or showers
72YO WHITE FEMALE FELL ONTO BATHTUB HURT R LOWER LEGDX LEG CONTUSION, ECCHYMOSIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Crutches, canes or walkers
75YOF TWISTED LEG WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO SHOWER WHILE USING WALKER. D X. LOWER LEG CELLULITIS, EXTREMITY PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
52YOWF INJURED L LEG GETTING OUT OF TUB ABOUT 8:30 PM, SAYS BATHMAT SL IPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER DX. TRAUMATIC PAINFUL LOWER LEG. PT ELOPED.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
LOWER LEG STR. 79 YOF STRAINED LEG FALLING IN SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 71 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: Bathtubs or showers
DX NON-DISPLACED DISTAL L FIBULAR FX/KIDNEY FAILURE, ON DIALYSIS/FALL F STANDING: 71YOF SLIP IN BATHROOM HIT BACK OF HEAD ON SIDE OF TUB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Bathtubs or showers
74YOF IN THE SHOWER, SUDDENLY AN ABRASION OVER A VARICOSE VEIN STARTED BLEEDING . DX. BLEEDING FROM VARICOSE VEIN IN LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
68 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED PAIN LOWER LEG WHEN FELL IN BATHTUB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	Age: 55 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: Bathtubs or showers
DX L TIBIAL FX: 55YOF HAD ANK FX SURGERY IN JUNE, IN CAST. STATES FELL GET' OUT TUB. STATES INC PN IN L LOWER LEG/ANK WHICH IS WRAP' W/ SPLINT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
85 YO F, C/O LEG PAIN AND SWELLING FOR SOME TIME, BUT SHE ALSO FELL WHI LE GETTING INTO THE SHOWER TODAY, DX LEG SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials
79YOF FELL TO FLOOR WHILE GETTING OUT OF SHOWER. DX. SYNCOPE, LOWER LEG PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2010	Age: 68 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: Bathtubs or showers
68 YOF, FELL IN BATHTUB, CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 52 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: Bathtubs or showers, Wheelchairs
LOWER LEG CONT. 52 YOM FELL OUT OF SHOWER TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCHAIR AND FELL INTO WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
80 YOF CUT LEG WHILE TRANSFERRING INTO TUB. DX: R LEG LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 55 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: Bathtubs or showers
55YO WHITE FEMALE FELL IN BATHTUB A WEEK AGO, HIT L CALF& BACK WHEN FELL, DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 62 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: Bathtubs or showers
62YOF CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF THE TUB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Faucets or spigots
53 YOF FELL GETTING OUT OF TUB AND CUT LOWER LEG ON FAUCET LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
56YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER DX: TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
83YOF GETTING INTO A BATHTUB AND SLIPPED AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
54YOM LEG BEGAN BLEEDING WHILE TAKING A SHOWER. DX. RUPTURED VARICOSE V EIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 59 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: Bathtubs or showers
59 Y/O F SLIPS IN BATHUB NOW C/O RT LEG BRUISES AND PAIN DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 61 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: Bathtubs or showers
61 YOM SLIPPED ON NO SLIP MAT IN TUB. DX: R LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
62YO HISP FEMALE FELL IN BATHTUB AT HOME CUT LEFT SHIN, DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 91 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: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials
91 Y O F FELL OUT OF SHOWER LANDED IN FLOOR. DX LOWER LEG FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
68YFC TAKING A SHOWER AND NOTICED BLOOD COMING FROM LOWER LEG BLEEDING VARICOSE VEIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
92YOM FELL YESTERDAY IN BATHROOM WHILE GETTING OUT OF SHOWER DX: RT LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
A 56 YOM FELL IN SHOWER AT NURSING HOME, FX TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	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: Bathtubs or showers
63YOF SLIPPED IN SHOWER FELL, HEARD SOMETHING POP DX: TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 53 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: Bathtubs or showers
53YOWF PT REPORTS FALLING IN SHOWER 9 DAYS AGO, REPORTS HER FEET AND L EGS ARE STILL SORE FORM THE FALL. DX. CONT R LEG. (TIB/FIB)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
RT LEG STR. 83 YOF FELL OVER EDGE OF BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	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: Hemorrhage
Product: Bathtubs or showers
59YOF, WAS TAKING A SHOWER&ACC RUBBED LOWER LEG VARICOSE VEINS THAT STA RTED >>BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
71YOF STATES SHE FELL IN BATHTUB ON THURS AND DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA ON R LEG C/O RED AND PAINFUL DX- HEMATOMA, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	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: Bathtubs or showers
LEFT FIBULA FX.53YOF FELL IN SHOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 51 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: Bathtubs or showers
51 YOF FELL FROM SHOWER - CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 74 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: Bathtubs or showers
74 YOF SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF TUB AND HIT SHIN LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 83 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
83 YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A LOWER LEG BY FALLING IN THE SHOWER AT A NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 64 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: Bathtubs or showers
64YOBM PT C/O PAIN TO R LOWER LEG AFTER SLIPPING IN BATHTUB. DX. CON T R LOWER LEG, L SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
83YOF-TIBIAL PLATEAU FX-FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF A SHOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 58 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: Bathtubs or showers, Chairs
DX MULTIPLE CONTU LEG: 58YOF HAD FOOT ON TOP OF SHOWER CHAIR, LOST BAL, FELL OUT ONF BATHTUB HIT LEGS. CONTU BACK OF LEG/KNEE, ABRAS FRONT RLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
91 Y/O F BUMPED LEG IN SHOWER CELLUITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
84YOF FELL IN THE SHOWER AND FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
63 YOM RUBBED LOWER LEG WHILE IN THE SHOWER AND IT BEGAN TO BLEED VERICOSE VEIN BLEEDING RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
62YO HISP FEMALE SLIPPED & FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME DX FRACTURE DISTAL FIBULA - POSTERIOR TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 68 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: Bathtubs or showers
68YO M; PT SLIPPED AT HOME AND HIT L LOWER LEG ON BATHTUB; PT. C/O TENDERNESS TO LT. LEG; DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 54 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: Bathtubs or showers
54YOF STATES WAS CLEANING SHOWER AND FELL DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
LEG STR. 53 YOF SLIPPED IN SHOWER STRAINING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
A 55 YOM HIT LEG WHILE GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, CELLULITIS TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Bathtubs or showers
73 Y/O F BUMPED LEG IN SHOWER VARICOSE VEIN BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
55YOF FRACTURED FIBULA FELL IN THE SHOWER LANDED ON HER KNEE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
LT TIBIAL FX. 68 YOF SLIPPED IN SHOWER INJURING LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 60 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
60YOM, C/O CALF PAIN THE DEV. WHILE BENDING DOWN TAKING A SHOWER >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
92YOF SUSTAINED LARGE HEMATOMA TO LEG WHEN SHE HIT IT AGAINST THE BATH TUB*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/03/2010	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: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
56 YOM FX DISTAL FIBULA, PT WAS INTOXICATED, SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING O UT OF THE TUB AND TWISTED ANKLE, SPLINT APPLIED F/U ORTHO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 72 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: Bathtubs or showers
72 YO M FELL IN TUB AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
53 Y/O/M FELL IN SHOWER AND INJURED LEG DX/ RIGHT LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 66 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: Bathtubs or showers
66YOF SLIPPED WHILE GETING INTO SHOWER CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
90 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER AT NH DX: FX L FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 60 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: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
DX SYNCOPE/UTI/TETANUS UPDATED: 60YOF LT-HEADE IN SHOWER &"PASS' OUT W TURN WATER OFF; HAD LOC, RESULT' IN CUT L SHIN 1IN X 1/4IN BRUIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
71YOF, STEPPING OUT OF SHOWER, RUG SLIPPED, FELL, FX R DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
80YPF FELL WHILE GETTING INTO BATHTUB DX:LOWER LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2010	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: Bathtubs or showers
58 YO M COUGHING, PASSED OUT IN SHOWER, FELL HURT LEG. DX LOWER LEG FRA CTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 65 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: Bathtubs or showers
65YOF FELL GETTING INTO THE SHOWER AT HOME AND FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 89 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: Bathtubs or showers
89 YOF FELL IN THE TUB - CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2010	Age: 70 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: Bathtubs or showers
70YOM GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER LOST BALANCE STRIKING LOWER LEG; LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	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: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
63YOM DEVELOPED WEAKNESS IN LOWER LEGS WHILE TAKING SHOWER AT HOME WEAKNESS OF LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
83 YOM FELL IN THE SHOWER LAST WEEK, C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEG.LOWER LEG GAVE AWAY. DX-RIGHT LOWER LEG PAIN, DVT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 79 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: Bathtubs or showers
79YOF INTOXICATED AND FELL GETTING OUT OF A BATHTUB STRUCK LOWER LEG LA CERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2010	Age: 76 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: Bathtubs or showers
76YOF FELL IN THE SHOWER STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A CONTUSION T O LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
95YOF HIT LEFT LEG ON SIDE OF TUB AND NOW HAS WOUND INFECTION WOUND INFECTION OF LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
79YOM SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER LAST WEEK LOWER LEG EDEMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 53 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: Bathtubs or showers
CONT. R LEG, R/O CELLULITIS: 53YOM HIT LEG ON BATHTUB LAST SUNDAY, DEVELOPED LUMP IN AREA, RED, WARM TO TOUCH, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	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: Hemorrhage
Product: Bathtubs or showers
54YOM, C/O SPONTENOUS BLEEDING FROM VARICOSE VEINS ONTO LOWER LEG WHILE TAKING SHOWER>>BLEEDING V.VEINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 53 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: Bathtubs or showers
53 YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A SHIN BY BUMPING IT WHILE SHOWERING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 63 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: Bathtubs or showers
63YOF FX LWR LEG IN TUB
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 89 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: Avulsion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
89YOF WAS AT HOME, FELL IN THE BATHTUB, CAUSING A SKIN TEAR TO RT LWRLE G, BACK CONTUSON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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