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Accidents - Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 376
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Date: 09/16/2003Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT STRUCK LT LEG ON BRASS END OF HOSE DX: CONTUSION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2003Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
WAS WALKING, TRIPPED OVER HOSE DX RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2003Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT FOOT CAUGHT IN HOSE FALLING INJURING LOWER LEG DX FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/04/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER INJURING LOWER LEG DX: CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
CONTUSION LEFT LEG - GOT GARDEN HOSE WRAPPED AROUNG LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FELL ON LAWN AFTER TRYING TO JUMP OUT OF THE SPRINKLER'S WAYRUPTURED QU ADRICEP TENDON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER FX FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
RT SHIN LACERATION.PT LACERATED SHIN ON A HOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
PT TRIPPED OVER SPRINKLER CUTTING LOWER LEG DX LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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