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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 852
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Date: 12/25/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL YESTERDAY WHEN GETTING WHEELCHAIR OUT OF CAR. D: WRIST SPRAIN, KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/08/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL WHILE GETTING INTO WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. D: WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
ACCIDENTALLY TWISTED L HAND/WRIST WHEN HITTING IT ON A WHEELCHAIR. INJURY L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Doorsills or frames
HAND CAUGH BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR AND DOOR FRAME DX. WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
DX RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN: GETTING UP OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, TRIPPED AND FELL , BENT WRIST BACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2002Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
83 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR LAST NIGHT FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
72 YO FEMALE FELL OUT OF MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR COLES FRACTURE LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SPRAINED LT WRIST AFTER LIFTING SOMEBODY OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ON SATURDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2002Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLIIPED GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING WRIST C/O PAIN DX: FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. SLIPPED OUT OF THE NURSING HOME, RODE DOWN A HILL IN HER WHEEL- CHAIR - FRACTURED HER WRIST - ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/07/2002Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR..LACERATION TO WRIST.......
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FX RT WRIST...FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIRONTO FLOOR AT URSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/06/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Doors
54 Y.O. W FEMALE W/WRIST CONTUSION. PT WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR @ HOME & ARM GOT CAUGHT IN A DOOR. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
64 YOF PUSHING WHEELCHAIR SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/05/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
86 YO BN - DX: FX. L ULNER, RADIUS - PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR & INJURE D L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIRFRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2002Age: 102 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
WRIST AB-IN MRI DEPARTMENT FOR XRAY-TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
NURSING HOME PT. FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR ONTO FLOOR. FRACTURED LEFT WRIST. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT WRIST SPR. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT ON FRIDAY FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME STRAINED RI GHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR GETTING INTO BED INJURING WRIST DX; FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
FELL MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR AND TOILET AND HIT WRIST CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLIPPED OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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