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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 531
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Alcohol |
| PT + ETOH FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR IN THE STREET AND INJURED LEG DX// LEFT THIGH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS PUSHING WHEELCHAIR UP A HILL. DX: L THIGH/LEG STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 42 Y/O FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, C/O HIP PAIN. DX-FX RIGHT FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Alcohol |
| BIB AMBULANCE COMBATIVE, C/O LEG PAIN, FELL FROM WHEEL CHAIR WHILE ETOH =0.201 INTOXICATED, +LOC>>DISTAL FEMUR/PROXIMAL TIBIA FXS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT STATES FALLING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR C/O LEG PAIN DX: THIGH AND LOW LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 43 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS AT A PARK, FELL OUT OF A WHEEL CHAIR CAUSING CONTUSION TO STUMPS AND UPPER THIGHS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 35 YO SPINA BIFIDA PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHEN HIT A BUMP IN GR OUND, FELL FORWARD HITTING GROUND W/LEG 1 WK AGO, SWELLING; FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSING BILATERAL STUMP PAIN AFTER FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| WHEELCHAIR BOUND PAIN TO HIP DENIES ANY NEW INJURY DX: FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes |
| CONTUSIONS - THIGHS, ELBOWS, FOREARMS - 46 YO MALE FELL WHEN TRANSFERRI NG FROM BED TO WHEELCHAIR - ON FLOOR FOR SEVERAL HOURS - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes |
| PARAPLEGIC TRANSFERING SELF FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED FELL DX- FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| HEAR DSOMETHING POP AFTER TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR. DX FEMUR FX AGE VERIFIED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| ACUTE LT FEMUR FX: WHEN BEING LIFTED INTO WHEELCHAIR AT GROUP HOME CAREGIVER STATES HIS LEG "SNAPPED" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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