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Accidents - Medical equipment, general - Year 2007 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 697
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/29/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes
PT'S PACEMAKER FIRED AND SHOT PT BACK 4 TO 5 FEET ONTO BED. UNPROVOKED EPISODE OF PACEMAKER FIRING. D:ABNORMAL PACEMAKER ACTIVITY, CHF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/28/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Televisions
C/O AICD MISFIRING X2 WHILE WATCHING TV >> R/O AICD MALFUNCTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Fire or smoke alarms
DEFIB DISCH:FURNACE CRACKED,WALKED INTO HOUSE FULL OF SMOKE,SMOKE DETEC WENT OFF,FELT JOLT FROM DEFIB,JUST HAD PACER/DEFIB IMPLANT,NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Tables
H/O HEART DISEASE/SZ/PACEMAKER,4 EPISODES AT HOME OF LOSS OF TONE,SITTI NG ON TABLE EDGE,FELL BACK/HIT HEAD,FELL OUT OF CHAIR;PACEMAKER MALFUNC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers
PT SAT DOWN ON SHOWER CHAIR TO SELF CATH HIMSELF AND THEN WOKE UP ON FL OOR. NOW W/ CHEST PAIN. D:CHEST PAIN, NOS, CAD, PYELONEPHRITIS, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/04/2007Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT REACHING UP INTO HIS CLOSET TO GET HIS NEBULIZER M,ACHINE AND FELT A PULL IN CHEST STRAINED CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Golf
H/O AFIB, C AICD PLACED 3YRS AGO, C/O AICD FIRING WHILE PLAYING ?GOLF, NO C/O'S >> R/O AICD MALFUCNTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2007Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
NURSING HOME RESIDENT, FELL OUT OF BED ONTO FLOOR, HAS FRACTURED RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Book bags or back carriers
15 YOLD HAS A MASS BY NUSS BAR-FOR PECTUS EXCAVATUM FEELS DISPLACED PT HAS BEEN CARRING HEAVY BACKPACK SINCE SCHOOL STARTED. DX TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Television tables or stands
FELL OVER 02 TUBING @ HOME & FELL ONTO TV STAND DX CHEST WALL PAIN S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2007Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps
SINUS TACH;INAPPROPRIATE ICD FIRING: PACEMAKER FIRED X 2, ONCE WHEN SHE CLIMBED STAIRS YESTERDAY AND TODAY WHEN CLEANING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2007Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Washing machines
PATIENT WITH PACEMAKER RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK YESTERDAY WHEN WORKING ON HIS WASHING MACHINE, CHEST PAIN OVER AREA OF PACER SINCE; CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers
28 YO WITH H/O HEART DEFECT VALVE REPLACEMENT, GOT OUT OF SHOWER DRYING OFF WHEN INTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR FIRING; MALFUNCTION DEFIBRILATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
RT UPPER CHEST PAIN SUSPECT R 3RD RIB FX: FACIAL ABRASIONS: FELL OFF HOSPITAL BED ON CONCRETE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2007Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs
INTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR DISCHARGE FOR VT: AT HOME SITTING AT COMPUTER, DEFIBRILLATOR WENT OFF, KNOCKED HIM OFF CHAIR ONTO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2007Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PROBABLE RIB FX'S/78YOF AT HOME TRIPPED OVER O2 TUBING AND FELL AGAINST DRESSER (?) INJURED RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Containers
21 YO PATIENT W/MULTIPLE MEDICAL PROBLEMS, HAS PACEMAKER, HAS FLUTTERIN G CHEST PAIN, CAME ON AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOXES; CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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