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Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 369
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Date: 12/07/2008Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
LACERATION HAND - 92 YO MALE CLOSED HIS HAND ON TOILET LID - HAS 4 CM C UT TO LEFT HAND THAT CONTINUES TO BLEED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT CUT HAND ON BROKEN TOILET BOWL. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM W/ARTERIAL BLEED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT WAS PICKING UP A CERAMIC TOILET TOP AND IT BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2008Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT GETTING UP FROM THE TOILET AND LOST FOOTING AND FELL STRUCK HAND LAC ERATION HAND AND CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
60 YOF FELL OFF TOILET WHILE TRYING TO SIT ***N AND TRIED TO CATCH SELF WITH LEFT HAND SUSTAINING A FRACTURE, ALSO HIT FACE ON BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
78 YO FEMALE FELL WHEN TOILET BROKE AT CASINO LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON TOILET, LOC. DX-FX HAND, LAC. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
CUT HAND ON BACK OF TOILET/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2008Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF TOILET AT NURSING HOME. DX: FACIAL CONT, R HAND SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/29/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Toilets, Electric heaters
BURN HAND - 82 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH BURN TO LEFT HAND - PASSED OUT W HILE ON TOILET AND WAS FOUND BY HUSBAND WITH HAND ON HEATER IN BR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2008Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
SITTING ON TOILET, SEAT WAS LOWER THAN THOUGHT, HAND HIT TOILET LID. D X; LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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