Accidents - Wheelchairs - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,028
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	456	Ankle:	137
Lower Leg:	125	Mouth:	114
Finger:	74	Head:	57
Upper Arm:	16	Foot:	16
Toe:	16	Lower Arm:	6
Knee:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
CHILD HIT W/ GRANDMOTHER'S WHEELCHAIR. LAC RT FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL NEAR A WHEELCHAIR AND LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O FALL.PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX CONT TO NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
HIT FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF WHEELCHAIR DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CHILD FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON EDGE OF WHEELCHAIR. ABRASION/SWELLING ON SIDE OF FOREHEAD. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED EARLIER HITTING HEAD ON BACK OF WHEELCHAIR, LACERATION/FOREH EAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT UNLOCKED WHEELCHAIR FLIPPED FORWARD LANDED ON FACE FALLING IN STREET WITH MIDFACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: LA TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL HITTING CHIN ON WHEELCHAIR; CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
4 YO M HIT FOOT ON WHEEL CHAIR CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WITH CASTED LEG AT SCHOOL, TWISTED KNEE WHEN FALLING; NO INJURY TO CASTED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
PT AT THE *** FELL BACKWARDS OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR HITTINGHEAD ON CONCRETE N CONCRETE
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL AGAINST GRANDPARENT'S ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AT HOME; LIP LAC .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FRACTURED ARM WHEN CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, High chairs
PATIENT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR OR HIGH CHAIR AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON WHEELCHAIR AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CUT LEG ON WHEELCHAIR. DX: R LEG LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
WAS SITTING IN A WHEELCHAIR UP ON 2ND FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL AND CUT HER RT INDEX FINGER. MINOR RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
CHILD FELL AGAINST WHEELCHAIR AT HOME WHILE PLAYING OUTSIDE. D: CIN LAC ERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO HIS RT ANKLE AFTER BRUSHING AGAINST A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON WHEELCHAIR, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. DX-HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs
PTS TOE WAS RUN OVER BY A WHEELCHAIR DX AVULSION TOENAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT TURNED OVER IN A WHEELCHAIR. DX-NOSE FRACTURE, QUADRAPPLEGIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
MOTHER STATES FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR YEST, HIT MOUTH ON CEMENT. DX. AV ULSION R CENTRAL INCISOR, GUM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
FINGER GOT STUCK IN WHEELCHAIR - RAMP DX: LEFT AVULSION FINGER IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL, HIT FOREHEAD ON WHEELCHAIR. DX; 1 CM FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL FROM SEAT OF WHEELCHAIR & HIT FACE & MOUTH. DX: ABRASION LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WALL AND ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR DX CONTUSION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT RUN OVER BY A WHEELCHAIR AT HOME BY BROTHER ABRASION TO LEFT LOWER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT LEG BENT INTO HIS WHEELCHAIR - (CP PATIENT) D: FRACTURE LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LAC TO FOREHEAD . FELL AND HIT A WHEELCHAIR. DX: 1/2 INCH SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED ON AUNTS WHEELCHAIR - LACERATION TO LEFT EYE . D: LACERATI ON FOREHEAD / AND LEFT UPPER EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WITH VP SHUNT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON WHEELCHAIR, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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