Accidents - Wheelchairs - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,507
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	226	Lower Trunk:	214
Foot:	207	Knee:	149
Hand:	98	Finger:	90
Wrist:	84	Ankle:	83
Ear:	68	Upper Trunk:	67
Lower Leg:	66	Face:	35
Upper Leg:	35	Shoulder:	30
Lower Arm:	15	Toe:	15
All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CONTUSION R FOOT - FOOT WAS RUN OVER BY AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX. SHOULDER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
25 Y.O. W MALE W/FOOT CONTUSION. PT STS HIS FATHER WAS ON A RAMP WHILE SITTING IN A RASCAL WHEELCHAIR & THE W/C CAME OFF THE RAMP & LANDED ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL BACKWARDS IN WHEELCHAIR HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR AT HOME; SCA LP HEMATOMA, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
R WRIST PAIN/25YOF TRIPPED OVER PEDAL ON WHEELCHAIR AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON BED AT 10:45A. C/O R WRIST PAIN. LEFT BEFORE EXAM.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Furniture
SCALP LAC, PT WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH IN WHEELCHAIR AND FELL OUT STR IKING HEAD ON A PIECE OF FURNITURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
TRUCK STRUCK PT, KNOCKED HER OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
ABD CONT. PT WALKED INTO A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
HIP CONT. PT'S LEG GOT CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN TRIPPING OVER IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING FRIEND FROM WHEELCHAIR,.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN WHEELCHAIR. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
SPRAIN LWR BACK, PT STS HELPING HIS UNCLE OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR &SUST INJ URY AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
CHI-BRIEF LOC-FELL FROM HER WHEELCHAIR & HIT THE FLOOR-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
25 Y.O. W MALE W/FOOT PAIN. PT STS WHEELCHAIR FELL ON FOOT. PT LEFT AMA . E9179
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR RESULTING IN A ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO ARM AFTER FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. HE FELL BACKWARDS. DX: HEAD PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR HIT HEAD, LACERATION R SCALP, CLOSED HEAD INJ URY STATUS POST FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
SUSPECT BASILAR SKULL FRACTURE - HIT BY A CAR WHEN CROSSING STREET IN A WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
17 YO M CUT HAND ON WHEELCHAIR LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FOOT CONTUSION- HER FOOT WAS RUN OVER WITH AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION R RIBS - TRIPPED , HIT RIBS ON HANDLE OF WHEELCHAIR, THEN ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT IN WHEELCHAIR , CHAIR TIPPED OVER PT FELL ON LT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. WAS IN WHEELCHAIR AND FELL OUT WHEN DRIVER OF SCHOOL BUS TURNED SHARP AND HER CHAIR TURNED OVER CAUSING INJURY TO WRIST AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT HAD PERSON IN WHEELCHAIR RUN OVER FOOT, CONTUSION R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
STRAINED BACK LIFTING BROTHER INTO WHEELCHAIR MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
WALKING PUSHING WIFE IN WHEELCHAIR -TWISTED ANKLE RIGHT ANKLE SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT BRUISED KNEE WHEN FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL GOING AROUND CORNER IN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR CAUSING HAND/KNEE INJ ON THE STREET DX:HAND AND KNEE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELCHAIR WENT OUT OF CONTROL HIT A CAR RIGHT FOOT TRAUMA -SWELLLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LUMBAR CONTUSION.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT SCHOOL. DX: LEFT FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PRACTICING WHEELIES IN WHEELCHAIR, TRIPPED, FELL. DX: SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Wheelchairs
PARTIAL NAIL AMP. PT INJURED FINGER WHEN GETTING IT CAUGHT BETWEENWHEEL CHAIR AND FRAME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
L SIDE PAIN/24YOWM, PARAPLEGIC, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR 2 WKS AGO WHEN L EANING OVER. ABLE TO PULL SELF BACK INTO WHEELCHAIR. L SIDE FEELS "OFF"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
16 Y.O. B FEMALE W/HEMATOMA TO HEAD. PT HAD WHEELCHAIR ACCIDENT. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 20 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: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR - KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
STRUCK LEG ON WHEELCHAIR LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT POSITIONING HIMSELF ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HEINZERL ING RESIDENTAL FAC., FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON WHEELCHAIR; FORE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
LT 5TH FINGER TUFT FX-IN WHEELCHAIR IN A VAN-VAN TURNED A CORNER-PT FEL L FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
RT THIGH & HIP CTS-FELL WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CONTUSED KNEE WHEN FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
FACIAL LAC-TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCHAIR FROM BED-FELL-HIT FACE ON A DOORKNOB @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELCHAIR BOUND PT- HAS HAD LEFT LOWER EXTREM. SWELLING FOR 2 DAYS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
HIT SELF WITH WHEELCHAIR DX LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
CHIN LAC-@ HOME-IN HIS WHEELCHAIR-FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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