Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 937
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LACERATION FOREARM - 78 YOF WAS TRYING TO TRANSFER FROM WHEELCHAIR AND LACERATED LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL ASLEEP AND SLIPPED OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR FELL ON WRIST 1 WEEK AGO, THEN 3 DAYS AGO.HX. E.S.RENAL DISEASE. DX. FX. ULNAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME CONTUSION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
93 YO M FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR / R HIP PAIN / ARM PAIN. DX FORARM CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING FOREARM DX: CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL GETTING INTO WHEELCHAIR INJURING FOREARM DX: LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
80 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LACS TO FOREARM. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR @ HOME. E 8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Rugs or carpets
FELL ON CARPET FROM WHEELCHAIR AT NH DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING FOREARM DX: FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
64 YO MALE FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT***FRACTURE LEFT ARM FRACTURE LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
52 YOF STATES HE STRAINED LEFT LOWER ARM WHILE ASSISTING INVALID DAUGHT ER OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR. LEFT LOWER ARM STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR CUTTING FOREARM DX; LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SUS INJURY TO ARM FALLING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
SKIN TEAR L LOWER ARM; HIT WHEELCHAIR HANDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT NH DX. FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Electrical wire or wiring systems
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, CAUGHT ARM ON ELECTRIC SWITCH LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
ARN SKIN TEARS-FELL FROM WHEEL CHAIR AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Cabinet or door hardware
IN WHEELCHAIR, GOING THRU DOOR, HIT KNOBABRASION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL AT NURSING HOME FROM WHEELCHAIR, FELL ABRASION R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Doors
FOREARM LACERATIONS - IN A WHEELCHAIR, CAME TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF TWO DO ORS COMING TOGETHER INJURING LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
77 Y.O. W MALE W/CONTUSION TO FOREARM. PT WAS PUSHING WIFE'S WHEELCHAIR IN DEPT STORE, HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE & FELL TO FLOOR. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs
SKIN AVULSION RT LOWER ARM.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND INJURED LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS, SKIN TEARS TO LEFT ARM, LEFT LEG, BACK- RAN OVER UNKNOWN OBJECT WITH HER WHEELCHAIR, FELL OUT OF IT ONTO THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. LEANING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NH AND FELL. DX. R FA LAC, SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT. FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR TO THE FLOOR LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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