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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,894
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 61YOF SLIPPED ON ICE ON HER FRONT PORCH STRIKING ELBOW AND LOWER LEG;ELBOW CONTUSION AND FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LOWER LEG STR. 61 YOF FELL OFF PORCH INJURING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| LOWER LEG STR. 55 YOM STRAINED LEG COMING DOWN DECK STEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 56YOM SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING LEG ON DECK DX: CONTUSION LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 57 YOF FELL 2 FT OFF OF DECK. DX: R SPIRAL DISTAL TIBIAL FX, R LATERAL MALLEOLUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| A 60 YR OLD MALE FELL FROM PORCH RAIL DX TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL OFF PATIO, FRACTURE L FIBULA 78 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL OFF OF HER PORCH TODAY WHILE CHASING HER DOG FRACTURE FIBULA 73YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 57 YOF FELL OFF PORCH, L ANKLE PAIN DX; FX R TIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 56YOF FELL OFF THE PORCH AND INJURED LEG DX RT LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Doors |
| 62 YOWF FELL ON CONCRETE PORCH INJURING BOTH LEGS; WHILE FALLING ALSO HIT LIP ON SCREEN DOOR. DX: BILATERAL LOWER LEG AND LIP ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 60 YO F FELL OFF PORCH, HURT LEG. DX LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| DX CELLULITIS LEG LAC/ELEVATED BLD PRESS' W/ NEED FOR OUTPATIENT EVALUATION: 65YOM SLIP' ON PORCH 1WK AGO, STRUCK LEG ON STEP. RED/SWELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 63 YOM FELL THROUGH WOODEN DECK. DX: L LEG CONT/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 66 YOM DX ABRASION OF LEGS - FELL OFF PLATFORM AT SUBWAY STATION JUST PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 51YOF FELL OFF PORCH INTO HOLE/ RT DISTAL TIB FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 52 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: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 52 YOF JUMPED FROM BALCONY AND FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 72YOM FELL THROUGH 2 PLANKS ON DECK AND CUT LOWER LEG LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 62 YOF INJURED LOWER LEG FROM FALLING DOWN STAIRS OF PORCH. DX-LOWER LEG CONTUSION, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| 62 YOF PT SLIPPED OF PORCH WITH WET STEPS. R MALLEOLAR TIBIA FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 66 YOF, FELL OFF PORCH, FRACTURE LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Stairs or steps |
| SLIPPED ON WET DECK AND FELL DOWN STEPS OF DECK. FRACTURE FIBULA 66YO F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 69YO F; PT. STEPPED DOWN OFF PORCH, TWISTED LEG; PT. C/O PAIN TO LOWER LEG; DX: FRACTURE LEFT FIBULA# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 67YOF FELL OFF PORCH DX: RT TIBIAL FX , FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 78YOF LAC LWR LEG ON PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 58 YOM STEPPED DOWN OFF OF PORCH AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 77YOF FELL OFF PORCH DX: RT PROXIMAL FIBULAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 76YFC STEPPING UP ONTO HER PORCH LOST BALANCE TWISTING ANKLE C/O LOWER LEG PAIN/FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RT LEG STR. 85 YOF STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING OFF A WET PORCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 57YOWM PT WAS WALKING ACROSS BOARD STRETCHED FORM TRUCK TO PORCH, SLIPP ED OFF ON R LEG. DX. FX TIB/FIB R LOWER LOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRAUMA LT.LEG.51YOM.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN ON BALCONY FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| SLID ON WOODEN PORCH FRACTURE FIBULA 57YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 65 YOF TOOK AN AWKWARD STEP OFF OF GAZEBO. DX: L CLOSED DISTAL TIB/FIB FX/DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 56YOM ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF A PLATFORM INJURED LT LOWER LEG; POSSIBLE EARLY CELLULITIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 64YOF-STATES SHE WALKED OUT ON HER FRONT PORCH TO CHECK THE WEATHER AND FELL INJURING HER RT LOWER LOWER. DX: FX RT TIBIA* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 52 YOM FELL ONE STORY FROM ROOF ONTO PORCH ROOF AND THEN FALLING AGAIN ONTO CONCRETE PATIO, PT ADMITS TO ETOH. DX LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| RT FIBULA FX.74YOF FELL ON ICY PORCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 61YOF-SLIPPED ON ICE ON THE FRONT PORCH AND IONJURED HER LEFT LEG. DX- FX TO LEFT FIBULA* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 51 YOM FELL OFF DECK 1 MO AGO. DX: R TIBIA CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 54 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT STATES STEPPED WRONG OFF PORCH AND TWISTED L OWER LEG. DX; STRAIN TO LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| R LOWER LEG FX/51YOF FELL OFF HER FRONT PORCH AT HOME AND INJURED HER R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 52YOWF PT IN WITH C/O L ANKLE AND L TIB/FIB PAIN RESULTING FROM FALLING OFF PORCH THIS MORNING. DX. L FIBULA SHAFT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 51YOBF PT FELL OFF PORCH TODAY 3 FT LANDING ON L LEG ON GROUND. DX. BR UISE, CONT L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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