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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2003 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:227
26-50 years old:118
50+ years old:127

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2003Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
SLIPPED IN KITCHEN,GRABBED REFRIG INVERTING ANKLE SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT STATES HE WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR,SLIPPED AND TWISTED RT KNEE AND ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
43 Y.O. W MALE W/ANKLE SPRAIN. PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR DOWN STEPS & MISSED A STEP & ROLLED HIS ANKLE @ HOME. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
HIT ANKLE ON REFRIGERATOR DX: CONTUSION TO ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
GOT OFF SCHOOL BUS AND TWISTED ANKLE WHEN STEPPED ON A ROCK, ALSO HAS P AIN IN RT HAND FROM HITTING A REGRIGERATOR; LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LACERATION ANKLE - 11 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT HURT WHEN REFRIGERATOR FELL ON ANKLE & LEG. DX: RT ANKLE & LOWER LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
SPRAIN L ANKLE; FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR 2 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS JUMPING TO REACH SOMETHING FROM THE TOP OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND LANDED WRONG ON ANKLE. D: NO DX; LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT ANKLE ON BOTTOM OF REFRIGERATOR. DX. 2.5 CM L ANKLE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Wallpaper
PATIENT WAS REMOVING WALLPAPER AT HOME AND FELL OFF THE REFRIGERATOR. DX-RIGHT ANKLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON PTS ANKLE, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O RT ANKLE PAIN S/P HIT FOOT IN REFRIGERATOR X6 WEEKS AGO - PT DID NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSION (R) ANKLE, MOTHER STS PT STRUCK A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, NO FX OR DEFORMITY, NORMAL ROM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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