Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,035
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Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
PT, WITH HX OF WRIST FX IN OCT., HAD CAST REMOVED YESTERDAY. TODAY FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR & TRIED TO CATCH SELF ON WALL. D: WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
89 YO F FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR INJURED WRIST SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
81YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST-LEANED FORWARD IN WHEELCHAIR-FELL LANDED ON WRIST-FELL SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
87YOF AT HOME FELL AGAINST HER WHEELCHAIR INJ WRIST DX/FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND FELL; OBVIOUS LEFT WRIST DEFORMITY------DX: LEFT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL TRYING TO GET OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-LEFT WRIST FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
80 YO FEMALE FELL FORWARD OUT OF WHEELCHAIR SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR LANDING ON L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT IN WHEELCHAIR GETTING OUT AND FELL BACKWARDS RT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR AND FELL ON LEFT WRIST DX: FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Doorsills or frames
WHILE IN WHEELCHAIR, PT CAUGHT WRIST BETWEEN CHAIR AND DOOR JAMB, WRIST INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR . DX FRACTURED LFT RADIUS AND ULNA CONT TO FACE , LFT WRIST AND LFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
80 YOF ONLY GETS AROUND IN A WHEELCHAIR; AS A RESULT SHE HAS PAIN IN BO TH WRISTS. STRAIN, BOTH WRISTS.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT WRIST STRAIN. IN WHEELCHAIR AND ULSES HAND TO PROPEL SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OVER WHEELCHAIR CUTTING WRIST DX: LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
AVULSION FX R TRIQUETRIUM BONE:FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR,GROUND UNEVEN CAUSING WHEELCHAIR TO TIP OVER LANDING ON R SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT WRIST SPRAIN . TWISTED WRIST GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM SITTING POSITION TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR, ABRA TO FH, R WRIST TENDER, SWOLLEN THIS AM. DX. FX. R WRIST, ABRA FH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: RT WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Clothing accessories
PT IN HER WHEELCHAIR WENT TO GRAB PURSE AND HIT HER ARM ON A DOOR DX FX ULNA RADIUSM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT NH DX. WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
FELL MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED AT NH DX. WRIST ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HUSBAND'S WHEELCHAIR. D: COLLES FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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