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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 450
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings |
| PT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR WHEN SHE WAS BEING PUSHED UP RAMP SHE AND THE AIDE @ SCHOOL FELL OFF PT HITTING HEAD. DX CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT IS WHEELCHAIR BOUND. WHEELCHAIR FELL OVER AND PT HIT HEAD ON HARD FL OOR. HX OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND VP SHUNT. D: HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 16YOM FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO CONCRETE TURNING TOO FAST ON STREET INJURING LT FOREHEAD & LT THIGH. DX - LT FEMUR FX, BLUNT HEAD TR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| CLOSED HEAD INJ/21YOF APPROX 30 MIN AGO FELL BACKWARDS IN WHEELCHAIR AN D HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR. NO LOC, NAUSEA OR SKIN BREAK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Medical equipment, general |
| PT, JUST RELEASED FROM HOSP., TURNED IN WHEELCHAIR & HIT OWN HEAD AGAIN ST OXYGEN CONTAINER. FELL. ?LOC. D:POSSIBLE CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings |
| PT IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN IT TIPPED OVER GOING UP A RAMP. HEAD LACERATION, HEADACHE. D:CHI, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND HIT HEAD ON DRIVEWAY AT HOME DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS BEING LIFTED FROM WHEEL CHAIR & FELL TO FLOOR, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2007 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Tables |
| WAS BEING TRANSFERED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO OTHER CHAIR FELL FORWARD HITTIN G HEAD ON TABLE HAS HEADACHE -LOC DX- CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls |
| PT QUADRAPELIGIC IN WHEELCHAIR FELL BACK WHEN USING LIFT AND HIT HEAD O N WALL AT HOME + AMS DX// CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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