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Accidents - Towels or cloths - Year 2004 - Lower Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 788
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Date: 12/18/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
PT HAS LOW BACK PAIN X 2 DAYS SINCE LIFTING A TOWEL AFTER GETTING INTO SHOWER. D: LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL/ LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
LOW BACK PAIN-BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWELS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
PT SLIPPED ON WET TOWEL. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
LS STRAIN-WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
BENT WHILE DRYING SELF W/ TOWEL. ACUTE LUMBAR PARASPINAL MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Clothes dryers
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO PICK UO TOWELS IN DRYER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
PT HAD WET HAIR WHEN SHE FLIPPED HER HEAD BACK TOP PUT INTO A TOWEL STR AINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2004Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Towels or cloths, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS TRYING TO HANG UP A TOWEL AT HOME LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE F LOOR CONTUSION LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
24 YOM BENT TO OVER TO PICK UP A TOWEL AND IS NOW HAVING LOWER BACK PAI N.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
PT LIFTED WET TOWELS. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths
PATIENT HAD PUT HOT GREASE ON TO COOK WITH & FELL ASLEEP, APT. CAUGHTF IRE, TRIED TO PUT IN OUT WITH TOWEL. DX-2ND, 3RD DEGREE BURN L. BACK,
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/03/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
20 YO FEMALE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP TOWELS AND HAS LOW BACK PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
PATIENT WAS REACHING FOR A TOWEL AND SUDDENLY STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN. DX-LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths, Bathtubs or showers
55YOFC C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER TOWELING OFF AFTER A BATH/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Towels or cloths
BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL AND INJ B ACK EXACERBATING SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
PT. BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOWEL, PAIN BEGAN LOWER BACK, DOWN LEG. DX. A CUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, LUMBAR, L ACUTE SCIATICA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Towels or cloths, Gas or LP heaters
CHILD GOT OUT OF BATHTUB, SAT ON TOWEL ON GAS HEATER, TOWEL SLIPPED OFF , BURNED BOTTOM. DX. 1-2 DEG. BURNS BUTTOCKS, BILATERAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2004Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Towels or cloths
21YOF-LUMBAR STRAIN-PICKED UP LOAD WET TOWELS THIS AM=INJURED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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