Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Knee

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,530
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Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 99 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
99 Y/O B/M FELL OFF TOILET SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF OF TOILET. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN W/HEMARTHROSIS, UNABLE TO WEIGHT BEAR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER BEDSIDE COMMODE & FELL TO FLOOR INJURING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF THE TOILET IN THE NURSIONG HOME SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO BOTH KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
SITTING ON TOILET- GETTING UP - FELL FORWARD CONTUSION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Beds
66 YOM WAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM COMMODE TO BED; UNSTEADY ON FEET; FEL L TO FLOOR. CONTUSION, RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
FELL OFF COMMODE DX: R PATELLA FX. / L TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
PT. STOOD UP TO PULL PANTS UP AND FELL ***N BETWEEN COMMODE AND BATHTUB INJURING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
TO ER KNEE PAIN. WAS ON TOILET AND TWISTED KNEE. DIAGNOSIS WAS KNEE JOINT DISRUPTION. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WENT TO GET OFF TOILET AND SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF TOILET LANDED ON R KNEE, R KNEE PAIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Day wear
69YOWF-CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE-FELL AT HOME IN BATHROOM-TRIPPED OVER PANTS GETTING OFF TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
FELL ON COMMODE DX. KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION-FELL IN BATHROOM WHILE ON THE COMMODE LANDING ON LE FT KNEE. NOW C/O PAIN TO LEFT KNEE WHILE WALKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION - FELL OFF TOILET ONTO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
78 Y.O. W FEMALE W/KNEE CONTUSION. PT WAS GETTING UP FROM THE COMMODE & FELL @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
89 Y/O F C/O KNEE PAIN - WHILE GETING OFF TOILET.DX: SPRAIN LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
FELL AND HIT NOSE ON COMMODE AND CONTUSED KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
79-YOF SPRAINED HER KNEE AS A RESULT OF SLIDING FROM THE TOILET TO THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
ABDOMINAL PAIN, PROBABLR APPENDICITIS, FREQUENT FALLS WITH INABILITY TO CARE FOR SELF, KNEE PAIN, FELL OFF COMMODE, LEG CAUGHT ON WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS SITTING ON TOILET, STOOD UP, FELL TO FLOOR STRAIN RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PATIENT 'S WIFE HELPED HIM TO RESTROOM AFTER SAME DAY SURGERY PROCEDURE AND HE FELL FROM COMMODE ON KNEE. DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
LAC L KNEE, HIT ON COMMODE WHILE IN WHEELCHAIR. DX. SMALL LAC L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF TOILET CAUSING CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
67 Y.O. B MALE W/KNEE PAIN. PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE SITTING ON TH E TOILET & FELL TO FLOOR & GOT PINNED BETWEEN THE TOILET & BATHTUB. PT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
SLID OFF COMMODE PTA AT NH, HURT R AND L KNEE. DX. CONT R HIP/KNE E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
FELL AT HOME TRYING TO GET ON COMMODE/ INTERNAL DERANGEMENT LT KNE E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
84YOWF FELL GETTING OFF THE COMMODE DX: R & L KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT COULDN'T GET OFF TOILET PT TRIED TO HELP HER & SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
LT KNEE SPRAIN-@ HOME-GETTING UP FROM TOILET & SLID TO THE FLOOR-T WISTED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT FELL WHEN SHE WAS ON THE TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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