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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
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Date: 08/14/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIP ON GARDEN HOSE DX; FX DISTAL TIBIA & FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT CAUGHT LT FOOT IN COILED GARDEN HOSE TRIPPED INJURING LT LEG, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT WITH BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY EDEMA X 1 MO. TRIPPED OVER HOSE LAST WEEK & FELL. RIGHT LEG PAIN. D:LOWER EXTREMITY EDEMA, RENAL FAILURE.ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/14/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER WATER HOSE CELLULITS LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER DX: L LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT FELL RUNNING THROUGH SPRINKLER. DX: L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT C/O FALL. PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE ONTO CONCRETE. DX SKIN TEARS LFT ARM LFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER HOSE AND LANDED ON KNEE. DX: CONT L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2005Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FX R TIB/FIB; WAS WALKING OUTSIDE HIS HOME TODAY, TRIPPED ON GARDEN HOS E THAT WAS LOOPED & FROZEN INTO ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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