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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 442
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 18YOM GOES TO A SPECIAL SCHOOL WAS BEING ASSISTED INTO WHEELCHAIR STRUCK HEAD AGAINST CORNER OF DESK;SCALP LACERATION 1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 19 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 19YOM DID A WHEELIE WHILE IN HIS WHEELCHAIR AND THE WHEELIE BAR WAS NOT THERE STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 20 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO HEAD. FELL BACKWARD OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 16YOF WITH HX. OF CP, FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR, ONTO HEAD, AT THE PARK, CHAIR PORTION WAS NOT STRAPPED IN. DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, ABRASI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 22 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 22YOM, PARAPLEGIC, FD UNDERNEATH UPSIDE/DOWN WHEELCHAIR, +AMENSTIC TO E VENTS S/P UNWIT. FALL>>CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 20 Y/O/F FELL AND WHILE CRAWLING ON FLOOR HER WHEELCHAIR FELL OVER HIT HEAD & FACE DX: HEAD & FACE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 16 YOM PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AND C/O INJURIES TO HEAD. ABRASION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 17 YO M WITH PAIN IN HEAD NEAR VP SHUNT. PAIN CAME ON AFTER PT WAS DOIN G SOME WHEELCHAIR ACTIVITY ON SCHOOL YARD. DX:HEAD PAIN, ETIOL UNCLEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 21 YR OLD FEMALE IN ER HAVING HER 2ND SEIZURE AND FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAI R TO FLOOR AND HIT HEAD WITH HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
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