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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,067
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Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT AT HOME FELL OFF TOILET INJ L KNEE/ DX L KNEE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Toilets
LOST BALANCE WHILE GETTING UP OFF THE TOILET&FELL FOREAWARDS >>FOREARM/KNEE SKIN TEARS/COPD EXCERBATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT FELL STRUCK KNEE AGAINST THE TOILET STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
R KNEE SPR/75YOF C/O R KNEE PAIN. STARTED TODAY AFTER GETTING UP OFF TO ILET, BUT PAIN IS PERSISTING. BURNING BEHIND KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES SHE HAD A SUDDEN SYNCOPE WHILE ON COMMODE, PASSED OUT, WOKE U P ON BR FLOOR. DX. SPRAIN L KNEE, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF TOILET ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toilets
66YO HISP FEMALE FELL IN FRONT OF POTTY CHAIR,HIT ARM-CHEST,KNEES, SLIPPED IN WATER,NLOC,DX HEMATOMA KNEE, ANTICOAGULATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
86YOF AT HOME WAS TRYING TO GET UP FROM THE TOILET,DEVELOPED PAIN IN RT KNEE;BUSITIS IN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Toilets
PT TRIPPED OVER COMMODE AND LANDED ON KNEE. DX; KNEE DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT GETTING UP FROM THE TOILET AND FELT A TEAR IN KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Beds or bedframes
RT KNEE CONT/SPRAIN:R WRIST SPRAIN:R ARM CONT:TRIPPED OVER POTTY CHAIR, HURT ARM/WRIST TUES,GOT OUT OF BED,FELL ON ARM,I-2 DAYS LATER FELL/KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PT WAS SQUATTING ***N TO SIT ON TOILET WHEN HER KNEE FELT "LIKE A CAN O F PEANUTS EXPLODED IN MY KNEE".C/O KNEE PAIN.DX:KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
NS: KNEE INJURY, SAT ***N ON TOILET, FELT (2) "POPS" BEHIND KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PT SAT DOWN ON TOILET AND HEARD A SNAP IN KNEE. DX KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Beds or bedframes
TRANSFERRING FROM POTTY CHAIR TO BED, SLIPPED LANDED ON KNEE. DX KNEE C ONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
KNEE & HIP CTS-GOING FROM TOILET TO WHEELCHAIR-FEL-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT SLID OFF TOILET ONTO R KNEE AT NH, C/O PAIN SINCE. DX. CONT R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PATIENT FELL, C/O KNEE PAIN GOT OFF BEDSIDE COMMODE, SLIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE, SEVERE PAIN. DX-LEFT KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Wheelchairs
KNEE STRAIN-FELL BETWEEN TOILET & WHEELCHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT SLID OFF OF TOILET AT ASSISTED LIVING INURING BILATERAL KNEES. CONTUSION TO BILATERAL KNEES*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME, FELL OFF THE TOILET CAUSING A FX TO LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT WAS BEING HELPED OFF COMMODE AT NH, LEG SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE FELT A TWIST. DX. FX R PROX TIBIA, KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF TOILET AND LANDED ON LT KNEE - DX LT KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
STOOD UP FROM TOILET, KNEE POPPED DX: KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN GETTING UP FROM TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT HOME FELL OFF TOILET ONTO BATHROOM FLOOR INJ L KNEE/ DX L KNEE STRAIN NEAR SYNCOPAL EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets, Beds or bedframes
PT LOST BALANCE WHILE TRANSFERING FROM COMMODE TO BED DX: LT KNEE STRAIN AND TIBIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Toilets
PT FELL ASLEEP ON TOILET OR FELL? FELL FORWARD HIT BOTH KNEES SKIN TEARS ON BOTH KNEES,DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
RIGHT LEG PAIN, PATIENT WAS SITTING ON TOILET, WENT TO STAND UP, RIGHT KNEE PAIN. DX-RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT INJURED KNEE GETTING UP FROM TOILET AT HOME DX/ LEFT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
R KNEE CONT/79YOM AT HOME WAS ON COMMODE AND SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS KN EE. C/O R KNEE AND ANKLE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF THE TOILET AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS-SUS INJ WHEN LEG FELL ASLEEP WHILE SITTING ON TOILE T AND GOT UP AND FELL. C/O PN TO LEFT KNEE, FOOT AND CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
HAD HYPOGLYCEMIC EPISODE FELL OFF TOILET AND CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PATIENT HAD A CVA, WAS PULLING HERSELF UP FROM THE TOILET USING HER RT SIDE WHEN SHE HEARD A POP IN RT KNEE. DX-PATELLAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
FELL TRYING TO SIT ON TOILET/KNEE CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT SITTING ON THE TOILET AND WHEN HE GOT UP HIS LEG GAVE OUT AND FELL S USTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT FELL OFF A RAISED COMMODE ONTOP OF HER WALKER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO KNEE HIP AND LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
KNEE PAIN-FELL OFF TOILET-HIT BATHTUB-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
FELL OFF TOILET @ NURSING HOME DX S/P FALL KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT HAD FALL ONTO BOTH KNEES WHEN GETTING OFF TOILET. D: KNEE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
H/O CKP: CHRONIC KNEE PAIN, FELT KNEE POPPING BEING TR'D OFF THE COMMOD E >> PATELLAR TENDON RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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