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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 83 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS IN LAUNDRY ROOM AT HOME AND TURNED TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND FELL ON FLOOR INJURING LEG DX: CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Beds or bedframes |
| 82 YOF WENT TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND HIT LEG ON BED LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs |
| PT GOT UP TO GET PHONE & TRIPPED OVER A CHAIR, GOT BACK UP & NOTICED FOOT WAS PAINFUL & DISCOLORED. DX-ARTERIAL VASCULAR OCCLUSION, LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS RUNNING FOR PHONE AND TRIPPED TWISTING ANKLE. DX: R DISTAL FIBULA FX, R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF LEG PAIN WHEN STOOD UP QUICKLY TO ANSWER THE PH ONE>> LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER THE PHONE CORD TWISTING HER KNEE. DX-LEFT PROXIMAL FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 85 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES WENT TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AND TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO FLOOR INJRING LEG DX: FRACTURED RIGHT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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