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Accidents - Step stools - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 701
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Date: 12/27/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME INJURING ANKLE. DX: TRIMALLEOLAR FRACTURE, TIBIAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
WAS ON 2ND STEP OF STEP STOOL IT BROKE AND PATIENT FELL DX: ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
STEPPED DOWN FROM STEP STOOL RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
PT SLIPPED AND FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME, PT TWISTED ANKLE. DX: ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
FELL 1 WK AGO OFF A STEPSTOOL PAIN IN R ANKLE ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND TWISTD FOOT AND ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AT HOME DX: RT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2005Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Step stools
PT SPRAINED AN ANKLE BY HITTING A STEP STOOL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
PT. FELL FROM STEP STOOL , TWISTED R. ANKLE . DX. R. ANKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/24/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Step stools
A STEP STOOL COLLASPED WITH PATIENT INJURING ANKLE. DX-ACUTE ANKLE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2005Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FELL FROM STEP STOOL DX: R ANKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Step stools
PT FELL OFF A THREE FOOT STEP STOOL FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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