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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 846
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials |
| 75 YOF HAD LEFT LEG PROPPED UP ON BATHROOM SINK AT HOME FELL BACKWARDS ON FLOOR. DX-LOWER LEG PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| WHILE AT THE HOSPITAL A METAL PLATE FROM A SINK FELL ONTO PT'S LEG. DX LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | 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: Sinks |
| 73YOF, HIT SHIN ON BOARD UNDER SINK , LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES WAS IN BATHROOM AT HOME AND WENT TO HOLD ONTO SINK, HAND SLIP PED AND HE FELL ON FLOOR. DX. FX TIB/FIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT DROPPED A SINK ON LT FOOT DX: LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT STATES BATHROOM SINK FELL AND BROKE, LEG INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sinks |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO GET WATER FROM A SINK, LOST HIS BALANCE, SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS WITH LT LEG, HIP & THIGH PAIN. DX-LT LWR EXTR. INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 71 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: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED IN WATER ON FLOOR FROM LEAKING SINK; LOWER LEG PAIN DX: FRACTURE LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 52 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT HAD "BUMP" ON LOWER LEG/BLISTER X 1-2 WEEKS. HIT IT ON SINK AND BEGA N BLEEDING. D: CUTANEOUS BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 90 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: Other |
| Product: Sinks |
| STRUCK SHIN ON SINK BASE, NOW C INCREASE REDNESS&INFLAMMATION> " CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 79 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: Sinks, Toilets |
| 79 YO F STANDING AT SINK FELL STRUCK LEG ON COMMODE FX FIBULA CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sinks |
| FELL AT SINK WHILE WASHING HANDS 1 DAY PTA-DX-PROBABLY TIBIAL PLATEAU F RACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 63 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: Sinks, Razors or shavers |
| 63YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT LOWER LEG-SHAVING LEGS AT HOME-LEG SLIPPED OFF SIN K-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | 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: Sinks |
| HIT SHARP EDGE OF SINK IN BATHROOM AND CUT L. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2001 | Age: 96 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: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2001 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2001 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2001 | 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: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2000 | Age: 72 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: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/1999 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/1999 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/1997 | Age: 65 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: Sinks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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