Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Knee

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,831
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Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.PT WAS GETTING OFF THE TOILET AND SLIPPED AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 59 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
PT WAS GETTING UP OFF TOILET, LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX: R KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 78 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
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF THE TOILET AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
BILATERAL KNEE PAIN-C/O PAIN TO BILATERAL KNEES AFTER FALLING FROM BEDS IDE COMMODE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
88YOF-CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE-FELL OFF TOILET INJURED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	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
GETTING UP FROM TOILET THIS A.M. FELT SHARP PAIN IN KNEE DX: L KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 83 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
LEFT KNEE ABRASION-FELL OFF TOILET LAST EVENING. THIS AM WAS UNABLE TO GET UP DUE TO PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 80 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, Wheelchairs
PT FELL TRANSFERRING FROM COMMODE TO WHEELCHAIR. DX: R KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 92 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, Floors or flooring materials
CHONDROCALCINOSIS LEFT KNEE - TWISTED KNEE WHEN FALLING FROM TOILET TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
WHILE GETTING ON TOILET, MIDDED, TWISTED LT. KNEE DX: TENDONITIS LT. KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
59 YO MALE FELL SIX DAYS AGO AND RIGHT KNEE HIT PORCELAIN TOILET BOWL CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 82 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, Floors or flooring materials
82 YOM WAS SITTING ON BEDSIDE COMMODE; LEANED FORWARD AND FELL TO FLOOR LANDING ON HIS KNEES. CONTUSION OF BOTH KNEES.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 88 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, SLIPPED FROM TOILET AT NH. DX. CONT L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE KNEE - 68 YOF FELL OFF TOILET SUSTAINING INJURY TO HER LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT FELL TRYING TO GET OFF TOILET DX; LT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PATIENT FELL OFF THE POTTY CHAIR AT HOME. DX-RIGHT KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 92 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, Wheelchairs
RT KNEE SPRAIN-TWISTED KNEE-TRANSFERRING FROM TOILET TO WHEELCHAIR-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
WHILE GETTING UP FROM TOILET, KNEE GAVE OUT, STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PUTTING IN COMMODE AT HOME, KNEELING ***N ON FRIDAY, PAINFUL INCREASED SWELLING. DX. SPRAIN/STRAIN L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 69 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
69 YOF FELL FROM TOILET CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PATIENT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO KNEE AFTER LOSING BALANCE WHILE GETTING OFF TOILET AND FALLING FORWARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 84 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 STATES SHE FELL OFF TOILET AND INJURED HER KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PATIENT WAS GETTING OFF THE TOILET AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER KNEE. DX-ACUTE STRAIN LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 74 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 FROM COMMODE INJURING KNEE, ACUTE CONTUSION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
GETTING OFF TOILET AND FELL TO FLOOR AT NH. DX. R KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
WHILE PT WAS BEING PLACED ON TOILET, THE TOILET SEAT BROKE, CAUSING LAC ERATION TO PTS KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
KNEELING ON TOILET SEAT,STRAIN L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 80 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
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION-FELO WHILE GETTING ON THE TOILET. SAYS LOST BALANCE . C/O LEFT KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 67 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
PT FELL WALKING TO COMMODE AND NOW HAS KNEE PAIN. D: KNEE SPRAIN/STRAIN .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 68 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, Floors or flooring materials
KNEE CT-FELL TO FLOOR WHILE GETTING UP FROM COMMODE-AT HOME-ADMITTED FOR RENAL FAILURE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 57 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
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF COMMODE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT STOOD FROM TOILET AND FOOT WAS ASLEEP. DX: R KNEE CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT, WHO HAD KNEE REPLACEMENT ON 2/28, HAD KNEE BUCKLE WHEN TRYING TO ST AND UP FROM TOILET. D: KNEE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
PT'S KNEE GAVE OUT WHILE GETTING UP FROM TOILET AND PT FELL TO FLOOR. DX: CHF, BILAT KNEE STRAIN, UTI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
76YOM FELL GETTING OFF TOILET DX: ABRASION L KNEE/HYPOGLYCEMIA RESOLVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 86 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, Floors or flooring materials
86 YOF WAS SITTING ON COMMODE; GOT UP AND LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT; FELL TO F LOOR. CONTUSION OF LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PATIENT REINJURED HER KNEE TODAY SITTING ON THE COMMODE AT HOME. DX-KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PT FELL TRANSFERING TO COMMODE AT NURSING HOME, L KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
91YOWF-FRACTURE RIGHT KNEE-FELL AT NURSING HOME GETTING OFF TOILET
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/04/2003	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
79 YOF FELL FROM TOILET SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 51 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 OFF TOILET; SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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