Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Ankle

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,713
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Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FALL TRYING TO GET IN WHEELCHAIR FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. GOT OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR AND HIT HER ANKLE ON THE WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION ANKLE - PT. IS A NURSING HOME RESIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
75 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX ANKLE. PT FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED @ NURSING HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
MVA RESTRAINED PASSENGER, WAS THROWN FROM WHEELCHAIR CAR WAS REARENDED, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
66 YOF WAS TRYING TO TRANSFER FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET SEAT AND FELL. FRACTURE, LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT GETS AROUND ON A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR AT HOME FELL OFF STRAINED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
DX RIGHT ANKLE CONTUSION: RAN OVER BY OWN POWER WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
ANKLE LACERATION - 63 YOF HX OF DIABETES LACERATED LEFT ANKLE ON WHEELC HAIR GETTING OUT OF VAN, PMD WRAPPED ANKLE AND SENT TO E.D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
STRAINED ANKLE WHEN CAUGHT UP IN WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 75 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
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR GETTING INTO CAR AT HOSPITAL. DX: SPRAIN R ANKLE/KNEE/HIP, ABR R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS HIT IN RT ANKLE BY A WHEELCHAIR AT *** DX: SPRAIN RT ANKLE + DX: SPRAIN RT ANKLE +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
SCRAPED ON WHEELCHAIR-LACERATION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR-ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
DISTAL TIB/FIB FRACTURE - 87 YOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING LEFT A NKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
52-YOF FRACTURED HER ANKLE AS A RESULT OF CATCHING HER LEG BETWEEN A WA LL AND ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT INJURED FOOT WHILE GETTING INTO A WHEELCHAIR, SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRYING TO GET OUT OF HER MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR SLIPPED FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
TEN DAYS AGO, PATIENT IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN PORTER PULLED FOOTREST DOWN WHILE PATIENT'S FOOT WAS ON FLOOR. D: ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
80 YOM FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FRACTURE ANKLE - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH ANKLE PAIN AND REPORTS SHE RAN O VER IT WITH HER WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: RIGHT ANKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
HIT L ANKLE ON A WHEELCHAIR. L ANKLE LAC 6.6CM $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT DX LT ANKLE LACERATION - PT CAME FROM NURSING HOME FOR LACERATIONTO LT HEEL SUSTAINED WHILE SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT WITH ANKLE PAIN SINCE FALL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR 2 DAYS AGO. D; CONTUSION/SPRAIN, ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
88 Y.O. W FEMALE W/HEMATOMA TO ANKLE. PT INJ SELF ON A WHEELCHAIR. E179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
RT ANKLE FRACTURE.PT WAS TRANSFERING FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO TOILET AND FE LL AND INJURED ANKLE ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
LEG FELL OFF WHEELCHAIR DX. ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Doorsills or frames
FELL GOING INTO BATHROOM OUT OF WHEELCHAIR HIT DOOR FRAME DX STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Doors
79 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ANKLE SPRAIN. PT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR & TWISTED ANKLE WHILE GOING THROUGH A DOOR. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR DROVE INTO WALL AT *** FRACTURE ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Chairs
PT WITH HX OF MS, TRYING TO GO FROM CHAIR TO WHEELCHAIR, FELL, STRAINED RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT AT NURSING HOME TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCHAIR, SLIPPED STRAINED LT A NKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO ANKLE DX: ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
FELL AT HOME GETTING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED INJURING ANKLE, FOOT. DX: ANKLE, FOOT SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
AC L ANKLE FX, LOADING HUSBANDS WHEEL CHAIR INTO CAR AND FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR AND CAR%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
RT ANKLE SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION-ELDERLY NH RESIDENT INJ RT ANKLE WHILE B EING TRANSFERRED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED. C/O RT ANKLE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
53 Y/O M INJURED R ANKLE WHEN GOT FOOT CAUGHT WHILE MOVING OUT OF WHEL LCHAIR AT HOME. DX; R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR LAST NIGHT INJURING LEFT AN KLE. HAS MINIMAL SWELLING WITH PAIN RADIATING TO FT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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