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Accidents - Medical equipment, general - Years 1997-2010 - Foot

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2006:114
Year 2007:84
Year 2008:95

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/14/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Rugs or carpets
62 YOF WEARING PODIATRIC BOOT FOR EARLIER DX'D STRESS FRACTURE, STATES BOOT GOT CAUGHT ON CARPET EDGE, NOW C/O INCREASED PAIN, DX: PAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Footwear
PT WAS WEARING FLIP FLOP SHOES & ACCIDEENTALLY KICKED A CO2 CANISTER INJURING FOOT DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2007Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Bed rails
HAD HOSPTIAL BED SET UP @ HOME YESTERDAY & PT WAS LYING IN BED WHEN BED COLLAPSED & RAIL FELL ON FOOT DX FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2007Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
FOOT SPRAIN-TRIPPED ON ICE PACK ON THE FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2006Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes
ACUTE 4TH, 5TH, METATARSAL FX'S; LAC'S X 2 1 CM EACH TO L FOOT, SUTURED S/P FALL: ON BEDPAN, SLID FROM BED TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Medical equipment, general, Desk supplies
PT HAS A CAST ON HIS FOOT, & HAD AN ITCH, SO HE STUCK A RULER IN CAST, & IT BROKE OFF INSIDE CAST. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO CAST-REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Medical equipment, general, Manual scissors
PRVIOUS FOOT INJ, CASTED, REMOVED CAST HIMSELF USING SCISSORS, LATER HI T FOOT AGAINST GROUND, " TENDON INJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT DX CONTUSION RT ANKLE/FOOT AND FX RT BIMALLEOLAR - S/P PT WITH WALKING BOOT AND CRUTCHER HAD CUTCH BREAK AND HE FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2006Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Medical equipment, general, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters
PATIENT SCRATCHING SKIN INSIDE CAST WITH PLASTIC PART FROM BLINDS WHEN PART OF IT BROKE OFF INSIDE CAST, PAIN IN FOOT, ODOR; CELLULITS W/FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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