Accidents - Wheelchairs - Year 2002 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,344
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	27
16-25 years old:	84
26-50 years old:	374
50+ years old:	852

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
RIGHT WRIST CONT. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL YESTERDAY WHEN GETTING WHEELCHAIR OUT OF CAR. D: WRIST SPRAIN, KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL WHILE GETTING INTO WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. D: WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
R WRIST PAIN/25YOF TRIPPED OVER PEDAL ON WHEELCHAIR AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON BED AT 10:45A. C/O R WRIST PAIN. LEFT BEFORE EXAM.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
27-YOF SPRAINED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF PUSHING A WHEELCHAIR OVER A CU RB ON THE STREET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
ACCIDENTALLY TWISTED L HAND/WRIST WHEN HITTING IT ON A WHEELCHAIR. INJURY L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Doorsills or frames
HAND CAUGH BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR AND DOOR FRAME DX. WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
DX RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN: GETTING UP OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, TRIPPED AND FELL , BENT WRIST BACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
83 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR LAST NIGHT FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT HAVING WRIST PAIN WHEN TRYING TO PUSH HER OWN WHEELCHAIR; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
DX: R WRIST STRAIN. FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING A TRANSFER FROM HIS WHEELCHAI R. FELL BACK INTO WHEELCHAIR AND STRUCK WRIST ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Stairs or steps
PATIENT PUSHING 4 YR OLD BROTHER'S WHEELCHAIR AT HOME, FELL OVER WHEELC HAIR AND DOWN 5 CARPETED STAIRS; WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
72 YO FEMALE FELL OUT OF MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR COLES FRACTURE LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SPRAINED LT WRIST AFTER LIFTING SOMEBODY OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ON SATURDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLIIPED GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING WRIST C/O PAIN DX: FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT IN WHEELCHAIR , CHAIR TIPPED OVER PT FELL ON LT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. SLIPPED OUT OF THE NURSING HOME, RODE DOWN A HILL IN HER WHEEL- CHAIR - FRACTURED HER WRIST - ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR..LACERATION TO WRIST.......
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT CAMP GOING DOWN HILL AND SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FX RT WRIST...FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIRONTO FLOOR AT URSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Doors
54 Y.O. W FEMALE W/WRIST CONTUSION. PT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR @ HOME & ARM GOT CAUGHT IN A DOOR. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
64 YOF PUSHING WHEELCHAIR SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
86 YO BN - DX: FX. L ULNER, RADIUS - PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR & INJURE D L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIRFRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 102 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
WRIST AB-IN MRI DEPARTMENT FOR XRAY-TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OFF WHEELCHAIR LANDED ON LT SIDE WITH LT WRIST INJURY
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
NURSING HOME PT. FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR ONTO FLOOR. FRACTURED LEFT WRIST. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
+49YOF FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET INJ ARM DX: CONTUSION RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE REACHING TO FLOOR. D: POSSIBLE SCAPHOID FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT WRIST SPR. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT ON FRIDAY FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME STRAINED RI GHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
IN WHEELCHAIR IN PARKING LOT GOING TO HER CAR. HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. KNOC KED OUT OF WC. ADMITTED TO OBS BED. FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
BRUISED WRIST 47 YO WM FELL OVER WHEEL CHAIR AT HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR GETTING INTO BED INJURING WRIST DX; FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
FELL MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR AND TOILET AND HIT WRIST CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLIPPED OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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