Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,291
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Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
60 YOF S/P FALL RT HIP-HX OF R SIDE WEAK-TRYING TO SIT ON TOILET,RLE "G AVE OUT"-FELL FLOOR R ANKLE/SIDE/HIP ON TOILET-DX: FRX DISTAL R FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF COMMODE HITTING TOILET
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT SLIPPED WHILE PULLING SELF UP FROM TOILET. DX: FX PROXIMAL TIB/FIB, FX R GREAT TOE, R/O L DVT, H/O L COMPR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
RT LOWER LEG PAIN-FELL AT NURSING HOME WHILE TRYING TO WALK TO PORTABLE COMMODE. C/O PAIN TO RT LOWER LEG AND FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 85 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: Toilets, Wheelchairs
LOSSED BALANCE WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM THE TOILET TO THE WHEEL- CHAIR, C/O RT LEG PAIN. RT TIB/FIBULA AND RT FOOT FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2002	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: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL FROM TOILET TO FLOOR DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 78 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: Toilets, Crutches, canes or walkers
INJURED WHEN TRYING TO GO TO TOILET WHILE USING WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
VERY CONSTIPATED, SAT ON TOILET 2 HOURS, LEG BECAME NUMB. DX; ACUE ART ERIAL BLOCKAGE LEFT LOWER LEG. HX OF CA AND DECREASED CIRCULATION LOWE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Beds
PT LACERATED LEG TRANSFERING FROM BED TO COMMODE, L LOWER EXTREMITY LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 86 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: Toilets, Wheelchairs
PT TRYING TO TRANSFER FROM THE WHEELCHAIR TO A TOILET SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT LIFTED UP TOILET SEAT AND IT DROPPED AND LAC ERATED PTS LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 92 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: Toilets
92 YOM FELL IN BATHROOM STRIKING TOILET CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
CAUGHT LEGS BETWEEN COMMODE AND HER WHEELCHAIR LACERATING L. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
BUCKLED TO THE FLOOR INJURING L LEG WHILE DAUGHTER HELPED HERTO A COMMO DE. L LEG TIBIA/FIBULA FX $
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND WAS GETTINGO FF THE TOILET AND TWISTED AND FELL AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT FELL TRYING TO GET TO THE BED SIDE COMMODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toilets
FELL FROM TOILET LAST NIGHT, PT IS ON ****. EXTENSIVE HEMATOMA WIT H BLEEDING TO LLE, ELEVATED INR, BILATERAL PLEURAL EFFUSION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
FELL FROM COMMODE,R LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
CELLULITIS L LEG/74YOWF WAS ON TOILET THIS AM & COULD NOT GET UP BECAUS E OF PAIN IN L CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
FELL TRYING TO GET TO BEDSIDE COMMODE LACERATING LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 86 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: Other
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF COMMODE ONTO FLOOR ISCHEMIC RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2002	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: Toilets, Wheelchairs
MOVING FROM TOILET TO WHEEL CHAIR AND FELL AT HOME. ADMITTED TO HOSP. LEFT COMMINTUTED TIBIAL FRACTURE. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 95 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: Toilets
PT FELL OFF OF TOILET AT NURSING HOME, LAC RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
88 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX TIB/FIB. PT FELL OFF OF BED SIDE COMMODE @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
72 Y.O. W MALE W/LEG PAIN. PT WAS USING THE TOILET, HAD SYNCOPAL EPISOD E & FELL. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 72 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: Toilets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
STANDING ON TOILET FELL SCRAPED LEG ON CABINET LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
STATES HAS BEEN CRAWLING ON AND OFF POTTY CHAIR AND STUBBED HER TO E AND FELL ON L KNEE. DX. FX R FIBULA, CONT L KNEE, L LEG, L HIP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
MOVING FROM A TOILET CHAIR TO A WHEELCHAIR WHEN SHE FELL ***N INJURING L LOWER LEG. L LOWER LEG STRAIN $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Sinks
85 YO F FELL GETTING OFF COMMODE & HIT SINK LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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