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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT LIVING AT *** CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL AND WAS REACHING FOR A DOOR KNOB AND MISSED, SLIPPED AND FELL DX: FX RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ONTO FLOOR HITTING DOOR KNOB W/ HEAD DX: STRAIN SACRUM, FRACTURE COCCYX, LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT. LOST BALANCE WHILE REACHING FOR DOORKNOB, FELL ON L SIDE AND HIP. D X. L HIP FX, INTERTROCHANTERIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF A CABINET LOST HER BALANCES TRUCK HIP ON CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware, Doors |
| CONTUSION LOW BACK - VICTIM COUGHED SO HARD THAT HE FELL, LOST HIS BALA NCE & HIT HIS BACK INTO A DOOR KNOB & ACTUALLY MOVED THE DOOR OFF HINGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinet or door hardware |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A DOOR KNOB DX: BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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