Accidents - Wheelchairs - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,188
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	5
26-50 years old:	181
50+ years old:	994

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Clothing
PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE CHANGING CLOTHES. DX: FX DISTAL RADIUS & ULNAR STYLOID, FX PROXIMAL ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME. DX: 1 CM R FOREARM LAC, PARKINSON'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR, L ARM PAIN DX: L FA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
44 YOF FRACTURES FOREARM FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
PATIENT SLIPPED OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR AND HIT BED AT NURSING HOME. DX: LARGE COMPLEX SKIN TEAR RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR - WAS GOING DOWN A RAMP AND HIT A BUMP. D: FX LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL INJURING F.ARM ATTEMPTING TO SIT DOWN ON A WHEEL CHAIR, MISSED IT& FELL" CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
RIGHT ARM STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN FALLING OVER IN WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Day wear
PT, WHOSE ARM WAS IN SLING DUE TO PRIOR INJURY, WAS IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOCKS. FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. D:FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUST LACERATION TO FOREARM FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	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
CAUGHT ARM IN WHEELCHAIR LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 84 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
RT FOREARM CONTUSION-FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR LANDING ON CARPETED FLOOR A T NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 74 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
74 YOM FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR LAC LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR TO THE FLOOR FRACTU RED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR DURING EVACUATION DX. FOREARM CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 89 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
ARM CT-FELL INTO WHEELCHAIR-@ HOME
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: 08/10/2005	Age: 85 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, Bathtubs or showers
85 YO FEMALE FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND SLIPPED INTO TUB CARDIOMYAPATHY - CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
RIGHT ARM CONT. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 55 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
PT. WAS PUSHING HIS MOTHER IN LAW WHEELCHAIR AND FELL AND HIT HIS FORE ARM CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT ARM GOT STUCK BETWEEN SEAT AND WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O L ARM PAIN AFTER FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. DX: LEFT ARM LACERATION 2 CM, DIABETES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
RIGHT ARM HEMATOMA. PT FELL GETTING INTO A WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR TODAY DX: R FA ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2005	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
MOVING FROM WHEEL CHAIR TO BED, FELL IN FLOOR DX RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
47 YO FEMALE HIT LEFT ARM ON WHEELCHAIR LEFT ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs
SKIN TEAR R FOREARM,SM ABRAS R SHOULDER & MID BACK, C/O PAIN "ALL OVER" FEL FROM WHEELCHAIR @ NSG HM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT W/ ABDOMINAL PAIN. ALSO ARM/LEG PAIN SINCE BANGING AGAINST CAR WHEN BEING WHEELED FROM DR'S OFFICE LAST WEEK. D:GI BLEED. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 60 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
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: L FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs, Doors
CAUGHT RT. FOREARM BETWEEN DOOR & WHEELCHAIR, WEARING LONG SLEAVES DX: AVUSION RT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX. RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FEL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR ONTO CONCRETE ON 1-20 DX FX L DISTAL RADI US
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OVER WHEELCHAIR CUTTING FOREARM DX: LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 76 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
CONTUSION RT ARM-UNLOCKED WHEELCHAIR IN FRONT OF HOSPITAL AND ROLLED DO WN HILL INTO A PARKED CAR, STRIKING RT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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