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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Slides or sliding boards |
| ACCEDENTALLY DROVE WHEELCHAIR INTO A SLIDE AT SCHOOL HIT LT TIBIA AGAIN ST SLIDE DX: BUCKLE FX DISTAL TIBIA LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 6 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 |
| WHEELCHAIR BOUND PATIENT WAS BEING PUSHED BY BROTHER WHEN BROTHERTRIPPE D. NOW HAS LEG PAIN. D: TIB-FIB FRACTURE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| HX OF OSTEOGENESIS INPERFECTA WHEELCHAIR WENT OFF CURB PT FELL FORWARD PAIN IN ANKLE. DX FRACTURE OF TIBIA/ FIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL IN WHEEL CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 14 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: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LT TIBIA FX-BEING TRANSFERRED FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR TO CAR-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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