33 YOM.  PER EMS, THE PATIENT WAS STANDING ON A LADDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO HANG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.  AS A RESULT, HE SUSTAINED A GROUND-LEVEL FALL AS THE LADDER LOST BALANCE.  HE FELL FROM ABOUT 5 FT.  PATIENT STATES THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OFF THE LADDER AND LANDED DIRECTLY ON HIS RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY. DX: TYPE I OR II OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT TIBIA AND FIBULA, ACUTE PAIN OF RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY
Date: 12/22/2025
Category: lighting and electrical equipment
Product: CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
Products involved: LADDERS, OTHER OR NOT SPECIFIED; CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
Diagnosis: Fracture
Body part: Lower Leg
Location: Not Recorded