Accidents - Wheelchairs - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 999
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 44 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
IN WHEELCHAIR THAT ROLLED OVER CURB AND STRUCK A BARRIER AND HIT LEG AN D FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
CONTUSION (R) CALF, PT STS MOVING A WHEELCHAIR FROM A RAMP, FELL DOWN & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, SWELLING, ROM (+), NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
33 YEAR OLD MALE WAS PUSHING A FRIEND IN A WHEELCHAIR AND HURT RIGHT LE G----LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
IN WHEELCHAIR, WENT FOREWARD & HIT RT LOWER EXTREMITY. ACUTE RT LEG & A NKLE CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
49 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LEG CONTUSION. PT TRIPPED OVER A WHEELCHAIR @ HOME W HILE TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
40 YOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR FRACTURE R TIBIA DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
WAS IN WHEELCHAIR CROSSING STREET WHEN HE WAS HIT BY CAR CONTUSION LEF T LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
38 YO MALE HIT LEG ON WHEELCHAIR CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT STATES HIS WHEELCHAIR WAS STRUC BY A TRUCK AND DID NOTFALL SUSTAINING, CONTUSION TO TO LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
44 YOF CUT LEG ON WHEELCHAIR LACERATION R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PARAPLEGIC PRESENTS IN HIS OWN WHEELCHAIR, HE HAS AN INSECT/SPIDER BITE OF RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR, LEG/FOOT CAUGHT UNDER WHEEL CHAIR. DX. FX R DIS TAL TIBIA AND FIBULA, BIMALLEOLAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O PAIN TO LT LEG X3 WKS S/P WHEELCHAIR FELL ON HER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. RAN OVER HIS LLE W/HIS ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AT NH. DX. ABRAS, BRUIS ING, EDEMA L LE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 44 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Chairs
FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM CHAIR TO WHEELCHAIR IN A NURSING HOME DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PAIN RT LOWER LEG, RT ANKLE. WAS DROPPED THIS AM WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM WHEELCHAIR. DX; FX DISTAL FIBULA/ FX DISTAL TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: FX L PROXIMAL FIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
LEG PAIN. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WITH LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER FALL FROM WHEELCHAIR. D: LEG PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
PUSHING A WHEELCHAIR AND FELL ONTO HER CALF RESULTING IN A HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
DX: CELLULITIS. SCRAPED HIS LEG ON A WHEELCHAIR ON A BUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING R LEG, TIBIAL PLATEAU FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
48 Y/O F C/O FALL,HURT LFT LEG. PT WAS VISITING SIS. IN HOSP. AND FELL OVER A WHEELCHAIR. DX CONT TO LFT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LOWER LEG CT-TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR-FELL-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O KICKED AND HIT BY WHEELCHAIR TO RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR DX. TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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