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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 262
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 68 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: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| 68 Y/O FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE BED CAUSING LEG TO FALL UNDER HER AT NURSING HOME. DX-FX FIB/TIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 98 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: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT BEING MOVED FROM HER BED TO WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN RIGHT LOWER LEG GOT CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR. DX-LAC. LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 54 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: Medical equipment, general, Stools |
| PT WAS AT HOSPITAL AND WAS GETTING UP ON EXAMINING TABLE AND STRUCK LEG ON A STOOL DX: LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Microwave ovens |
| PT BURNED RT CALF AFTER PLACING AN *** PACK ON IT THAT SHE HAD PUTIN TH E MICROWAVE. DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 87 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: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Pipes |
| BEING LIFTED INA ?*** CHAIR, SCRAPED LEG ONTO A BAR >> LAC >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 89 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF BED AT THE NURSING HOME ONTO THE FLOOR. DX-FRACTURE TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS SITTING ON EXAM TABLE AT DOC'S OFFICE & STOOD UP TO STEP DOWN AN D FELL TO THE FLOOR & HAS LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 85 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: Laceration |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs |
| AT NURSING HOME PT BEING TRANSFERED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED,PT CUT L LOWER LEG ON RAIL, DX LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER HUSBAND O2 LINE&FELL HITTING LEG ON A WALL " TIB/FIB FXS' |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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