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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, SCRAPING LOWER LEG ON PEGS OF WHEELCHAIR, LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT C/O SWELLING TO LOWER LEGS AND ABRASION TO R LOWER LEG S/P SCRAPED B Y A WHEELCHAIR DX: BILATERAL LOWER LEG EDEMA, DM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR , AND RECIEVED ABRASION TO LOWER LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT WITH FRACTURED LEG, IN TRANSFER INTO WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LAC L LOWER LEG; STATES WAS @ NEW HOUSE & FELL INTO WHEELCHAIR CUTTING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings |
| PT ON MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR, COMING DOWN RAMP, FOOT SLIPPED OFF FOOT PED AL, PT HIT TRUCK. DX. FX R DISTAL TIBIA/FIBULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: L DISTAL TIBIA FX W/HARDWARE FAILURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG ON WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| WHEELCHAIR BOUND PT HAS BLISTER ON BACK OF LOWER LEG, BROKE OPEN W/REDN NESS/DRAINAGE; LIKELY DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST WHEELCHAIR, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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