Accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,445
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Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL ON A PORCH DX: LT RAQDIUS / ULNA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON PORCH - FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SLIPPED & FELL ON PATIO DX: BILAT. RADIUS / ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT AT THE CHURCH FELL OFF THE STAGE ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LEFT ARM FRACTURE D LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL AND HIT ARM ON PORCH. DX ABRASION TO FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL 3 FEET OFF DECK/ CONTUSION LT FORE ARM, LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON WET PORCH AT HOME. DX RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FALLING OFF PORCH LANDING (R0 ARM W/MULTIPLE SKIN TEARS. DX: LACERATION (R0 ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE PATIO IN THE BACKYARD DX: R FOREARM, HAND & KNEE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FOREARM FX-TRIPPED-FELL ON PORCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
BITTEN BY A STRAY CAT ON HIS PATIO AT 0900, REACHED DOWN TO PET CAT'S HEAD AND IT BIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM. DX PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CAT BITE RT FOREARM, WHILE SITTING ON PORCH AT HOME STRAY CAT CAME UP AND WHILE HE WAS PETTING IT IT BIT HIM CAUSING PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON PORCH BY ACCIDENT. ACUTE CLOSED DISPLACED FX DISTAL RT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
62 YOM FELL FROM PORCH CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT STATES SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET DECK LANDING ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
PATIENT FELL ON THE PORCH AND SCRAPED RIGHT FOREARM ON A BUTANE TANK. DX-ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
60 YO F FELL OFF PORCH, TRIPPED ON STEP. DX L ULNA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH INJURING ARM. FRACTURED LEFT DISTAL RADIUS. FROM ER TO S URGERY AND OBS BED.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
71 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FOREARM. PT TRIPPED ON PORCH & STRUCK PATIO @ HOM E. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF PORCH INJURING FOREARM, NOSE AND LEG AT DAUGHTER'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO FOREARM WHEN SLIPPED OFF PORCH AND ARM HIT POST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
76 YO F TRIPPED AND FELL ON PORCH FX RADIUS & ULNA CLOSED LOWER END
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Manual cleaning equipment
PT SWEEPING HER PORCH WITH A BROOM AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL CONTUSION RIGH T LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL 3 FEET OFF SISTERS PORCH INJURING FOREARM. DX; CONTUSION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
PT STATES SHE TRIPPED ON STEP AND FELL OFF PORCH LANDING ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT FELL ON AN ICY PORCH AND INJURED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON DECK - FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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