Accidents - Stairs or steps - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

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Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL GOING UPSTAIRS DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	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: Stairs or steps
51 YOF FELL DOWN STAIRS INJ ANKLE FRACTURE L FIBULA DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED ON WATER AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS. DX. L KNEE CONTUSION, L DISTAL FI BULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STAIRS YESTERDAY, NONDISPLACED DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 81 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: Stairs or steps
SOFT TISSUE INJ BILATERAL LEGS-SLIPPED AND FELL ON STEPS YESTERDAY INJU RING BILATERAL LEGS. HAS PAIN AND SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL ON STAIRS 3 DAYS AGO, CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	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: Stairs or steps
FELL ON STEPS DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 52 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: Stairs or steps
52 YO F FELL DOWN STEPS CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
88 Y/O F C/O FALL. PT FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX FRAC TO LOWER LEG AND CONT T O HEAD LFT HIP,KNEE, LEG, AND ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
54 YO FEMALE TRIPPED GOING DOWN STAIRS ON RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FX RIGHT TIB/FIB. PT FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 66 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: Stairs or steps
PATIENT FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME. DX-DEPRESSED TIBIA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 72 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: Stairs or steps
WALKING UP HIS STAIRS AND FEL FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STEPPED OFF A STEP FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL DOWN STEPS AT HOME CAUSING INJU TO LEG/LIP/FACE DX:FIB FX, LIP LAC, FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps, Doors
PT. FELL FROM ONE STEP OUT BACK DOOR ON ICE. DX. LAC R CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 52 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: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED DOWN STAIRS LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS, MISSED A STEP TWISTING ANKLE DX: FRACTURE LT TIBIA/ FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
RT TIB/FIB FRACTURE.PT WAS WALKING DOWN ICY STEPS AND FELL AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON STEP TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM DOG AT STORE, L TIBIAL PLATE AU FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 55 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: Stairs or steps
ABRASION LLE. FELL DOWN STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	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: Stairs or steps
56 YO F FELL DOWN STEPS CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED OFF 3 STEPS IN THE MUD AND TWISTED LEG FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 59 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: Stairs or steps
LEFT FIB FX. PT FELL DOWN ICY STEPS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 58 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: Stairs or steps
58 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT FELL DOWN STEPS. PT LEFT AMA. E880 9
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps, Chairs
PT WAS BEING CARRIED DOWN HER FRONT STEPS BY AMBULETTE,SLIPPED OUT OF CHAIR DOWN THE STAIRS AND HURT LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO TIB/FIB AFTER FALLNG DOWN STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2003	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: Stairs or steps
RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT FELL ON THE LAST STEP AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
78 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON SECOND STEP AT CASINO AND INJURED ANKLE FRACTURE TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
59 YO MALE TWISTED ANKLE ON STEP FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
CONT;ABRAS R LOWER LEG W/CELLULITIS/88YOF MISSED LAST STEP AND FELL DOW N STAIRWAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
76YOM-FRACTURE RIGHT LOWER LEG-FELL ON 2 STEPS-INJURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 60 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: Stairs or steps
PATIENT'S DOORSTEP BROKE CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT PROXIMAL TIB FIB AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED OVER A DOG AND FELL DOWN 3 STEPS DX: RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
LEFT LEG INJ. PT FELL DOWN ICY STEPS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL OFF STEPS ONTO CEMENT 1 WEEK AGO DX: HEMATOMA & CELLULITIS RT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FX DISTAL FIBULA; HIT SMALL STEP @ ENTRANCE TO STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Stairs or steps, Footwear
PATIENT SUSTAINED AVULSION TO LEG AFTER SHOE GOT CAUGHT ON STEP WHEN SH E WAS GOING DOWN STAIRWAY AND FELL DOWN TWO STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
52 YO BF - DISTAL FIBULA FRACTURE - FELL AFTER WALKING DOWN STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 54 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: Stairs or steps
PT SLIPPED AND FELL SEVERAL STEPS IN HIS HOUSE AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	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: Stairs or steps
LEAVING FRIEND'S HOME AND FELL DOWN ICY STEPS. FRACTURE LEFT FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 59 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: Stairs or steps
LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUAION.PT WAS WALKING UP ICY STEPS AND HIT LOWE R LEG ON A STEP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	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: Stairs or steps
PT.INJ.BIL ANKLES AT HOME WHEN FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX; F.X. RT.TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps, Doors
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEG AFTER FALLING DOWN STAIRS WHILE TR YING TO OPEN DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS CUTTING LEG DX: LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
70 YO FEMALE FELL ON ICY STEPS FRACTURE FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 59 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: Stairs or steps
CONTUSION (L&R) LWR LEGS, PT SLIPPED DOWN THE STAIRS & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, NO REC OF DEFORMITY OR BACK PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 53 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: Stairs or steps
CONTUSION (R) LWR LEG, PT STS FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT HOME, C/O PAIN , SWELLING WITH LIMPING, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED ON STEPS AT RESTAURANT DX. TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	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: Stairs or steps
51 YOF FELL DOWN STEPS FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 53 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: Stairs or steps
TWISTED ANKLE ON THE STAIRS RIGHT TIB FIB FRACTURE NONDISPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN 4 STEPS AND SPRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
67 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN TWO STEPS LACERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 53 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: Stairs or steps
RIGHT LEG FX. PT FELL DOWN 7-8 STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
71 YO MALE WALKED DOWN 20 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS BECAUSE ELEVATOR WAS BROKEN SOB - LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
PT STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING LEG ON STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY STEPS AND INJURED LOWER L EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS DX: LT TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stairs or steps
DX CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG: FELL BACKWARDS ONTO STAIRS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT FELL DOWN SOME STEPS AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 57 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: Stairs or steps
WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS, FELL DX: CONTUSION/ ABRASION LT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
DX:LEFT LEG PAIN. FELL DOWN 2 STEPS AT A BAR AFTER DRINKING HEAVILY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stairs or steps
RIGHT LEG INJ. PT FELL DOWN ICY STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT INTOXICATED AT A PUBLIC PLACE FELL DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Stairs or steps
DX:GSW TO LOWER EXTREMITY. WALKING DOWNSTAIRS WITH 32 CALIBER HANDGUN IN POCKET GUN FIRED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 55 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: Stairs or steps, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL DOWN STEPS WHILE CARRYING A CABINET DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION / FOOT SPRAIN / HAND ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 75 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: Stairs or steps
78YOF-CONTUSION RIGHT LOWER LEG-SLIPPED OFF STEP AT HOME-INJURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 69 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: Stairs or steps, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
STUMBLED ON STAIRS WHEN DROPPING MAGAZINES SHE CARRIED. DX. CONT L KNE E, LEG - ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SUST FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG FELL ON STEPS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2003	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: Stairs or steps
FELL OFF STEPS FX FIBULA CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 52 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: Stairs or steps
LT SHIN AB-FELL-HIT LEG ON A STEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STEPS - ADMITTED DISTAL TIBIA DISPLACED FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELT SNAP IN LEG WHILE GOING DOWN THE STAIRS, SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL WHILE GOING DOWN STAIRS.PAIN L SHIN AREA.DX FX TIBFIB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
PT SLIPPED ON ICY STAIRS AT HOME TWISTING ANKLE, ACUTE DISTAL FIBULA FX L
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 62 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: Stairs or steps
62 YO MALE MISSED STEP AND FELL FRACTURE FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stairs or steps
PT FELL WHILE STEPPING DOWN A STEP. DX: L LOWER LEG LAC 15 CM, R SECOND FINGER LAC 3.2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT FELL DOWN SOME STEPS AND INJURED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
57 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON ICY STEPS RIGHT TIB FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
68 Y/O W/F SLIPPED AND FELL ON STEPS SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG OCCURRED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
SLIPPED GOING DOWN STAIRS AND FELT A POP IN LEG FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stairs or steps
FELL AT HOME OFF OF A STEP AND INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE. FX LEFT TIBIA AND FIBULA. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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