Accidents - Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Upper Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,213
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Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WITH UPPER LEG SPRAIN AFTER SLIPPING ON AN ICY DECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT STANDING ON A WOODEN DOCK AND FELL THROUGH IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THIGH AND LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
74 YOM FELL THROUGH DECK CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Alcohol
PT FELL FROM 2ND STORY BALCONY,+ETOH,NOT INTENTIONAL,L FEMUR FX, L HUMERAL HEAD FRACTURE,PELVIC FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RT FEMUR FX.PT FELL OFF A DECK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Doors
L FEMUR FX: ANEMIA: WENT TO OPEN FRONT DOOR, FELL ON PORCH, LANDED ON HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
73 YO PULLING GARDEN HOSE FELL ON PORCH FX THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT IN CHURCH SITTING ON STAGE SLID OVER RECEIVED SLIVER IN BACK OF L UPPER LEG - FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
HIT LT UPPER LEG ON PORCH 4 DAYS AGO ABRASION/CELLULITIS LT UPPER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
SLIPPED ON PORCH FELL,DID THE SPLITS/ RT HAMSTRING STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
73 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON WET DECK AT HOME FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL ON HER PORCH AND BROKE HER LEG FRACTURE FEMUR #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRIPPED AND FELL ON PORCH DX; L FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL THROUGH DECK INJURED UPPER LEG CONTUSION ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Floors or flooring materials
TRAUMA RT.THIGH.PT.REFERS DOWN ON BALCONY WET FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CONTUSION THIGH, STRAIN L SHOULDER; WAS OUT ON HER PATIO YESTERDAY AND FELL; LT SHOULDER AND LT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
TRAUMA LT.THIGH.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN IN PATIO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps
TRIPPED OVER A DECK STEP&FELL ONTO KNEE > DIST FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT WITH CONTUSIONS TO UPPER LEG, WAS WORKING ON HER DECK AND INJURED ON A PLANK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Floor waxes
PT SLIPPED ON WET WAX ON DECK. C/O SWELLING TO LEG. DX=EDEMA TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SLIPPED ON WET DECK - STRAINED UPPER L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
86 YO FELL ON PORCH INJURED LEG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON DECK 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME INJURED THIGH DX/ RIGHT THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LEG WENT THROUGH FRONT PORCH CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
CONTUSION RT THIGH-SUS INJ TWO DAYS AGO WHEN SHE FELL ON PORCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
51 YO MALE HAD LEDGE GIVE OUT AND FELL FROM SECOND STORY BALCONY FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FELL OFF PORCH AND INJURED RIGHT UPPER LEG. DX: RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PATIENT FELL OFF THE PORCH AT HOME. DX-FRACTURE FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL ON CEMENT PORCH FX LT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT STEPPING OFF HER PORCH AND FELL FRACTURED LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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