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Accidents - Bed rails - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 39
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Date: 12/29/2009Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
19YOF W/CP & MRDD, MOM HELPING PT OUT OF BED AT HOME, LEG GOT STUCK IN SIDE RAIL & HEARD A POP, SWELLING/DEFORMITY TO UPPER LEG; FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PLAYING IN COUSINS BEDROOM WHEN LEG CAUGHT UNDER BED CAUSING HER TO FALL AGAINST THE METAL FRAME RAILS. DX UPPER LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2009Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
@ 4AM NOTICED LEG WAS CAUGHT IN THE BED RAILING, NOW WITH KNEE PAIN >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Mattresses
FELL BETWEEN MATTRESS AND BEDRAILING;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/20/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL OFF BED RAILING AND HIT LEG, NOW W/SWELLING AND PAIN TO THIGH; THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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