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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,144
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| STRAINED NECK FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT AT SCHOOL AND FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND SUSTAINED A IP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT LT HEEL WAS HIT BY WHEELCHAIR DX: ANKLE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT INJURED SELF TWO WEEKS AGO AND HAS BEEN USING A WHEELCHAIR AND DEVEL OPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK FROM USING THE WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME. DX-MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| WHEELCHAIR ROLLED OFF PORCH AND CHAIR LANDED ON HIM;DX LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| INJURY TO ANKLE 15 YO HURT ANKLE WHEN CAUGHT IT IN WHEEL CHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE -LOC DX- H EAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION TO FACE FELL FORWARD IN WHEELCHAIR WENT DOWN CEMENT STEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PTS ANKLE RUN OVER BY WHEELCHAIR AT CHURCH, PT FELL TO SIDE, SPRAINED A NKLE/FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| MRDD,LEUKODYSTROPHY PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO ASPHALT STREET AT SCHOOL, DECREASED MENTAL STATUS; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR;DX ABRASION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Bathtubs or showers |
| H/O SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA, HOME RN MOVING PT INTO BATHTUB OR FROM BATH T O WHEELCHAIR, PT SLIPPED & HIT HEAD ON TUB, NO LOC; HEAD INJ, SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WHEELCHAIR BOUND. AT PHYS. THERAPY. HAD ANTI TIPPING BARS OFF WHEELC HAIR, TIPPED BACK OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. STRUCK HEAD ON WALL. NO LOC DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND HIT HEAD ON CONCRETE. D : CONTUSION FORE HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO CONCRETE DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| OUTSIDE NEAR ?WHEELCHAIR, TRIPPED&FELLHITTINGHEAD ONTO THE PAVEMENT, NO WITH LETHARGY>> CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/HEMATURIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| HAND PAIN-INJURED ON ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Motor vehicles or parts |
| ^FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR HIT HEAD ON A TRUCK. DX-PAIN THORACIC SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| DX R ANK SPRAIN/POSS R TIBIAL STRESS FX: C/O R ANK PAIN AFTER ROLLING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHILE AT PARK AFTER FRIEND WAS ACC KNOCKED INTO PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT DX PROXIMAL RADIAL AND ULNAR FX - PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR C/O PAIN TO RT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes |
| C/O RIB PAIN ONSET WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED. DX-CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND HIT HEAD -LOC HAS LAC ABOVE (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| CHILD WAS OUTSIDE IN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR. GOT TOO CLOSE TO DITCH & CHA IR TIPPED OVER. XR/DX: FX OF ELBOW(DISTAL HUMEROUS) W/O DISPLACEMENT.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT WITH H/O CP IN WHEELCHAIR, HAS HIP PAIN WHILE SITTING IN WHEELC HAIR X3 WEEKS, NO PAIN WHEN OUT OF CHAIR; HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR;DX FRACTURED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Medical equipment, general |
| NONVERBAL WHEELCHAIR BOUND PT W/SPASTIC CP, HIP PLATES & SCREWS, GRIMAC ES WHEN TAILBONE IS PALPATED OR PLACED IN CHAIR; TAILBONE BRUISE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Basketball |
| PLAYING WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL IN GYM CLASS AT SCHOOL IN POWER WHEELCHAI R, ARM CAUGHT IN OPPONENTS WHEELCHAIR; WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 8 YO INJURED FINGER ON WHEELCHAIR LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| NECK PAIN,NEWLY WHEELCHAIR BOUND/C-STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| WENT DOWNHILL IN HIS WHEELCHAIR AND RAN INTO A PARKED SUV DX: CHI AND F OREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Stairs or steps |
| FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR, AT SCHOOL, LANDING ON HEAD, THEN FELL DOWN 2-3 STAIRS- NO LOC. DX; CHI, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR/CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT, HX OF OSTEOGENISIS IMPERFECTA, WAS WORKING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF CLOSET AND FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO FEMUR. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT WITH H/O ALL, BM TRANSPLANT, GVHD, TRYING TO MOVE HER POWER WH EELCHAIR WHEN IT KNOCKED HER OVER, HIT HEAD ON LINOLEUM FLOOR;FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| PATIENT FLIPPED OVER IN A WHEELCHAIR, C/O UPPER LEG AND ARM PAIN. DX-FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL ON WHEELCHAIR;DX CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets |
| 14 YO FELL OUT WHEELCHAIR INJURED HIP ON TOILET CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings |
| PT WAS IN WHEELCHAIR AND FLIPPED OVER WHILE GOING DOWN RAMP. D: RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 14 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 C/O ANKLE INJURY. PT WAS RAN OVER BY WHEELCHAIR. DX FRACT LFT TIBIA DISTAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Motor vehicles or parts |
| RESTRAINED IN WHEELCHAIR WHILE ON SCHOOLBUS, INVOLVED IN MVA, FINGER IN JURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| BROTHER RAN OVER HER TOES WITH A WHEELCHAIR. CONTUSION, RIGHT TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON A WHEELCHAIR AND FELL AND HIT THE SIDE OF HEAD. ALTER ED MENTALS TATUS. D: CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR HEMATOMA FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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