Accidents - Televisions - 0-5 years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 463
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 5 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: Televisions
TV FELL ON LOWER LEG, 32" , DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
PATIENT HAD TV PULLED DOWN ON LEG WHILE PLAYING, REFUSING TO BEAR WEIGH T; LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON HIM;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 2 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: Televisions
LOWER LEG CT-13 INCH TV FELL ONTO LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 3 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: Televisions
FX LEG WHEN A TV FELL ON TOP OF IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 3 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: Televisions
3 YOF STRUCK ON LOWER LEGS BY TELEVISION THAT FELL SUSTAINING CONTUSION S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 2 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: Televisions, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
MOM HEARD LOUD BANG. FOUND PT, TV, DRESSER ON FLOOR. NO LOC. NOTHING FO UND ON TOP OF PT. HAS R SHIN PAIN SINCE. DX R LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 3 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: Televisions
LEFT LEG CONTUSION.PT HAD A TELEVISION FALL ON PTS LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions, Chairs
PT TRYING TO MOVE LG TV SITTING ON CHAIR WHEN BOTH TV AND CHAIR FELL ON TO PT PINNING UNDER CHAIR, C/O LEG PAIN; TIBIA FRACTURE, LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 11 months	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: Televisions, Computers
PTS OLDER SIBLING PLUGGING IN A VIDOE GAME WHEN THE 38" TV FELL ONTO PT S L LOWER LEG. DID NOT HIT BODY. LOWER LEG PAIN. DX L TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions, Tape recorders or players
PATIENT PLAYING WITH FAMILY WHEN TV AND VCR FELL OFF ENTERTAINMENT CENT ER, POSSIBLY FELL ON LEG 3 DAYS AGO, DEVELOPED LIMP; LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON PT. DX FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 2 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: Televisions
TELEVISION FELL ON PT LEG. DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
PT WAS @ HOME WHEN A LARGE TV FELL ONTO HER LEG NOW W/ A LIMP. DX LEFT LEG CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ONTO PT, HURT LEFT LEG. D: CONTUSION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
SITTING IN FRONT OF 27 INCH TV AT HOME WHEN TV FELL ON HIM SUST INJ TO R LEG DX CONTUSION R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON LEG. DX FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FX LEG WHEN TV FELL ON HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON HIM;DX FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CONTUSION TO LEFT LOWER LEG, FOOT, AND ANKLE - FATHER STATES TV FELL ON BABY'S LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 3 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: Televisions
27 INCH TV FELL ONTO PTS LEFT SIDE WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB IT, NOW WILL N OT WALK ON LEG, GAIT IMPROVED SINCE EVENT; LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 3 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: Televisions
PLAYING AT HOME WHEN BROTHER PULLED 27" TV DOWN ONTO PATIENTS LEGS, MOM REMOVED TV, REFUSED TO WALK; LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
PT SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO LEG AFTER A 60 INCH TELEVISION FELL ON HER. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL ON PT. DX FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 18 months	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: Televisions
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN A TV FELL ON HIM AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
TV TIPPED OVER;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
TV FELL OVER/TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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: Televisions
TV FELL ON LOWER LEGS;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 3 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: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT HAD A TV SET FALL ONTO HER LEFT LEG LAST NIGHT. DX FX LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 2 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: Televisions
TV FELL;DX CONTUSED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2008	Age: 2 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: Televisions
TELEVISION FELL ON LEG CONTUSION LT LEG LWOT*
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 3 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: Televisions
TELEVISION FELL ON CHILD DX: FX L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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