Accidents - Doors - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,943
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Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 87 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: Doors
HIT KNEE ON A DOOR - FELL FRACTURE RIGHT TIBIA FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 67 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: Doors
RT LOWER LEG ABRASION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON SCREEN DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
TRIPPED & FELL INTO A DOOR TODAY. ACUTE RT DISTAL FIBULA FX & RT KNEE I NJURY-SUPECT TIBIAL SPINE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	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: Doors
60 YO MALE CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON METAL DOOR ABRASION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
PT. FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR AT HOME. DX. BILAT LEG WEAKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2004	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: Doors
FELL OUT BACK DOOR TODAY & HEARD "SNAP." SPRAIN RT ANKLE & AVULSION FX FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Doors
LEFT LOWER LEG HEMATOMA.PT SLAMMED DOOR ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	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: Doors
LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION.ABRASION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
CUT LEG ON SCREEN DOOR DX L LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
75 YEAR OLD FEMALE, DOOR CLOSED ON LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 53 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: Doors
PT TRIPPED GOING OUT A DOOR AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND FELL INJURING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT LACERATED LEG ON EDGE OF A DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2004	Age: 66 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: Doors
LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG ON A SWINGING DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
CUT LEFT LEG ON STORM DOOR 2 WEEKS AGO DX: CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG/U LCER LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2004	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: Doors
RT TIB/FIB FRACTURE.PT FELL IN CLOSET AND HIT LOWER LEG ON DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
CAUGHT LT. LOWER LEG IN DOOR DX: LACERATION LT. LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
PT HAD A LARGE DOOR FALL ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG FRACTURED LEG-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
PT. HIT THE ANT R CALF ON THE DOOR AT THE LOCAL ***'S. HEMATOMA OVER A NT. R CALF DX. CONT R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 65 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: Doors
PT WAS EXITING THE DOOR OF A STORE WHEN HE SLIPPED SUSTAINED AN ABRASIO N ON CONCRETE TO LEFT LOWER LEG WHICH GOT INFECTED - CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 83 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: Doors
PT FELL INTO DOOR WAY AND STORM DOOR CLOSED ON TY ANKLE AD LOWER LEG RT CALF ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Doors
FELL OUT DOOR DX AVULSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 98 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Doors
HIR L LOWER LEG ON DOOR AT NURSING HOME INCREASED BRUSING AND SWELLING TO AREA RESCENT FALL SUBCUTANIOUS HEMATOMA TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Doors
PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF HER LOWER LEG FROM A DOOR ON THE STREE T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
LEFT LOWER LEG LAC, PT INJURED LEG ON A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
FELL 2 DAYS AGO WHILE GOING TO ANSWER THE DOOR. ACUTE RT ANKLE FX (FIBU LA)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT WALKING INTO A RESTAURANT WHEN A DOOR OPENED AND STRUCK HER IN THE R IGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 51 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: Doors, Hot tubs or home spas
PT FELL HITTING LEG ON DOOR AND HOT TUB DX: RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
PATIENT FELL GOING IN THE DOOR AT HOME. DX-LET TIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 91 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: Doors
SCRAPED LOWER LEG ON DOOR ABRASION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
PT HAS BEEN FALLING, HIT LEG ON DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2004	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: Doors
HIT BY DOOR DX. LOWER LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 53 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: Doors
SCREEN DOOR HIT L LOWER LEG 4CM LACERATION TO LOWER LEG LAC REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 80 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: Doors
RT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Doors
PT SUST INJURY TO LOWER LEG HIT ON DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
LOWER LEG LAC-HIT LEG ON A DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Stairs or steps
PT WALKING OUT HIS FRONT DOOR WHEN HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS FRACTURED RI GHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2004	Age: 68 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: Doors
PT HIT LEG ON DOOR; LEG CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
58 YOF TWISTED LEG WALKING OUT DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 53 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: Doors
53 YO F WAS PUSHING AGAINST A DOOR HEARD CRACK IN LEG FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN HITTING SHIN ON A DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	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: Doors, Stairs or steps
PATIENT'S FOOT CAUGHT ON THE DOOR AND FELL TO THE FLOOR, FELL 2 STEPS. DX-LEFT TIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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