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Accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 896
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Date: 12/31/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A DECK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/23/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL 2 STORIES FROM CATWALK ONTO PLYWOOD FLOOR AT HOME. DX: L FEMUR FX, BILAT PUBIC RAMI FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/03/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL BETWEEN TRAIN AND PLATFORM IN SUBWAY STATION SUSTAINING ABRASION OF LT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2004Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH AT HOME, SLIPPED ON WATER, L LEG PAIN DX; CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL THROUGH HER PORCH A WEEK AGO SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO THIGH WHI CH GOT INFECTED CAME TO THE ED FOR CELLULITIS TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Doors
PT STRUCK THIGH ON A BALCONY DOOR, SUSTAINED" LT THIGH CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT CLEANING OUT HIS *** YESTERDAY WHEN HE WAS BIT IN THE LEFT THIGH BY A SPIDER DEVELOPED FEVER AND SWELLING TO THIGH CELLULITIS THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
JUMPED (POSSIBLY FELL) OFF 3RD STEP OF PORCH, APRX 3 FT, AT HOME; FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
ABRASION RT THIGH, 1.2 CM, PATIENT WALKED UP ON NEIGHBOR'S PORCH CHILDREN PLAYING, DOG CAME OUT OF HOUSE, BIT PATIENT ON RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
THIGH CT-FELL THROUGH A WOODEN DECK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
7YOM-CONTUSION LEFT THIGH-FELL OFF A PORCH & TUMBLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF PORCH ON SECOND STORY OF HOUSE LANDING ON RT SIDE C/O PAIN IN RT FEMUR RT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/27/2004Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
OUT ON PORCH, GOT MULTIPLE BUG BITES DX INSECT BITES UPPER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT WAS TEARING DOWN HIS PORCH WHEN IT FELL ON HIM.DX-MULTI TRAUMA- DX-FEMUR FARACTURE, VENOUS BLEEDING, KNEE DISL. TIB/FIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/15/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
CUT LEG WHEN FELL OFF BALCONY TO STEPS
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 06/10/2004Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
13MO BREASTFED-ONLY MALE JUMPED OFF HIS BACK PORCH FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY PAIN, SWELLING, NO WT-BEARING LEFT LEG - DX FX LEFT FEMUR; RICKETS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/27/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SLIPPED ON PATIO. DX. R THIGH STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON DECK DX. THIGH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL THRU A DECK DX: BACK STRAIN, RT THIGH CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FEMUR FX-LOST BALANCE-FELL OFF A PORCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/12/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL OFF OF PORCH. DX HEAD INJURY THIGH CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
STRAINED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL ON STAIRS ON PORCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2004Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL WHILE WORKING UNDER PORCH--LANDED ON KNEE DX LEFT FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/04/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
18 Y/O W/FM SPRAIN THIGH WHEN FELL THROUGH PORCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH, PAIN TO R KNEE DX: FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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