Accidents - Draperies, curtains or shower curtains - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 86
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/13/2009	Age: 80 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: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Ladders
PT DX CLOSED FX OF UPPER END OF TIBIA - S/P PT FELL OFF LADDER TODAY WHILE HANGING CURTAINS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Draperies, curtains or shower curtains, Step stools
PT WAS DOING SOME DRAPERY WORK STEPPING ON AND OFF A STEP STOOL AND DE VELOPED PAIN IN LOWER LEG LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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