Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Upper Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,121
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Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
PT HIT WHEELCHAIR WHILE TRYING TO MAKE BED. DX: SKIN SHEAR R ARM, ABR L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
BEING LIFTED INTO WHEELCHAIR, STARTED YELLING, L SHOULDER PAIN, MENTALLY RETARDED DX: L HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
LT ARM CONTUSION, S/P FALL, C/O PAIN LT UPPER ARM, FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT LOCAL NURSING HOME, SLID FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WHEELCHAIR BOUND, BUT TRIED TO GET UP BY SELF & FELL DX R HUMERUS FX, R FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT RETIREMENT HOME. DX: ABR R FOREHEAD, R HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR HURTING ARM DX; FX R HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FRACTURE RT DISTAL HUMERUS - FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
HUMERUS FX & KNEE LAC-@ NURSING HOME-FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
AT NURSING HOME BRAKES ON W/C DID NOT HOLD W/C MOVED PT FELL INJURING U PPER ARM.....R HUMERUS FX FELL TO FLOOR FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
WAS IN VAN AND IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP , PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
L SHOULDER/BACK PAIN, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHILE WORKING IN GARDEN DX: R/O HUMBERUS FX, BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2004	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OUT OF HIS WHEEL CHAIR CAUSING A RT HUMERAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX HUMARUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/19/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Chairs
HUMERUS FX-FELL WHIEL TRANDSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO CHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS - 76 YOM PRESENTS WITH CONTUSIONS TO HIS UPPER ARMS , RIGHT KNEE, RIGHT HAND S/P FALL O/O WHEELCHAIR D/T SUDDEN STOP OF BUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs, Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL, SAME HEIGHT TRYING TO GET FROM WHEELCHAIR TO HER WALKER, LEFT CHAIR TO PUSH WITH WALKER, FELL. DX-AVULSION ELBOW & UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR. DX HUMERAL NECK FRACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR IN FRONT LOBBY OF HOSPITAL WHEN BECAME DIZZY, LOST HER BALANCE, FELL ON FLOOR; NEAR SYNCOPE,CONTUSION LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR LAST EVENING ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT USES MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR, PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR LANDING ON HER RIGHT ARM DX UPPER EXTREMITY PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
FX NECK OF HUMERUS;R FACE LAC/83YOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR IN PARKING L OT. FELL OFF OF RAMP LAC FACE & C/O PAIN R SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Motorized vehicles
PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM HIS REGULAR WHEELCHAIR TO HIS MOTORIZED CHAIR WHEN HE FELL CONTUSION TO RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT HUMERUS FX-PT FELT A SNAP IN HER WHILE DAUGHTER MOVED HER TO HER W HEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
63YOMC FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR C/O ARM PAIN FRACTURED HUMEROUS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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