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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 230
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR SITTING ON BUS ADMITTED RIGHT EAR LACERATION HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO EAR AFTER TRIPPING AND HITTING HER HEAD ON A WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR CUTTING HER EARLOBE |
| 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 |
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