Accidents - Wheelchairs - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	66
Year 2000:	5
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	15
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	5
Year 2006:	73
Year 2007:	15
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	28

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
24YOM, REPORTS CUTTING HIS ARM ON GRANDFATHER WHEELCHAIR >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
20 YO M CONTUSION TO ARM FROM ARM RUBBING ON WHEELCHAIR WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
19YOM PT HAS HX OF BRITTLE BONE DISEASE. WHEELCHAIR BOUND. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. PAIN, SWELLING IN L FOREARM SINCE. DX FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT FOREARM CONT. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
RIGHT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM TRYING TO MOVE FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED IN NURSING HO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
FOREARM PAIN-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O CUT ON RT ARM. PT INCISED FOREARM ON WHEELCHAIR . DX LAC RT FORE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT JAMMED ARM ON WHEELCHAIR GOING OFF CURB ON STREET; SUBCLINICAL FX. VS FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION (L&R) FOREARMS, VIA EMS, PT FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE GROUP HOME, C/O PAIN, NECK PAINLESS ROM, NO LOC OR DIZZ.
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: 11/06/2001	Age: 24 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1998	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.