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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,994
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Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR, PAIN IN THIGH WHILE GETTING INTO VEHICLE LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, FX RT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/26/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Chairs
HEARD CRACKING GOING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO CHAIR - FEMORAL HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR @ HOME DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX, DEMENTIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
HIT LEG ON WHEELCHAIR. DX- R LATERAL THIGH 2 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NH, R HIP PAIN DX: R FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
FEMUR FX-@ NURSING HOME-BEING TRANSFERRED TO BED FROM WHEELCHAIR-USING A SLIDE BOARD-PT SLID TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
STRAIN UPPER LEG - 54 YOM C/O RIGHT THIGH PAIN AFTER TRANSFERRING MOTHE R TO HER WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCHAIR AND MISSED THE SEAT AND FELL DX F EMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 79 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT HAD UNWITNESSED FALL AT NURSING HOME. POSSIBLE FELL OVER WHEELCHAIR. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
THIGH CONT. PT WAS GETTING OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND FELL INJURING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
53 YO FEMALE FELL OUT OF ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ABRASION THIGH CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
66 YOF FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO COUCH.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR - FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
RT THIGH PAIN-SENT FROM NURSING HOME AFTER FALLING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. C /O RT THIGH PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT HYPEREXTENDED LT KNEE WHILE BEING PUSHED IN A WHEELCHAIR SUSTAINED " LT FEMUR FRACTURE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
PT FELL TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET AT NURSING HOME. DX: L FEMORAL NECK FX, HYPERKALEMIA, LEUKOCYTOSIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OVER WHEELCHAIR, SKIN TEARS R ARM/LEG, LAC DX: 7 CM R LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELT A POP/ CRACK IN HIS LEG WHEN HE WAS TRANSFERED FROM A STRETCHER TO WHEELCHAIR SUSTAINED " LT FEMUR FRACTURE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FEMUR FX-IN WHEELCHAIR-IN A VAN-WHEN VAN STOPPED SUDDENLY HER LEG TWIST ED UNDERNEATH THE WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT STOOD FROM WHEELCHAIR AND TRIED TO WALK AND FELL. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LOADING WHEELCHAIR IN CAR STRUCK BY A SLOW MOVING CAR BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT DX: L THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
PT. FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED. DX. L FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS GETTING UP OF WHEELCHAIR, LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUD MECHANICAL FALL, SUSTAINED " LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT NH DX. FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OVER IN WHEELCHAIR HITTING LEG ON FLOOR DX: FRACTURE RIGHT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT'S LEG CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR, CHAIR PUSHED FORWARD CAUSING TWISTING OF THIGH. DX. FX. FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
77 YEAR OLD FEMALE WAS RIDING MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR AND FELL OVER CURB FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 82 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
82 YOF SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME CAUSING FEMUR FX. TRANSFERRED FOR FURTHER CARE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 75 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
CHRONIC BACK PAIN, STRAIN LT LEG, FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHEN GOING TO BATHROOM, FOUND ON FLOOR LT LEG FLEXED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHEN MOVING TO BED - FX UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM A WHEELCAIR. DX- FRACTURE DISTAL END OF FE MUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. SLID OFF HER WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. DX. R FEMORAL INTERTROCH FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RT FEMORAL NECK FX, ON PORCH IN WHEELCHAIR, SAT DOWN TO EAT, UNABLE TO GET UP, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO COUCH DX. UPPER LEG STUMP HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR DX; LT FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/2004	Age: 53 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 Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
PT'S WHEELCHAIR WAS HIT BY ICE CREAM TRUCK NO LOC DX THIGH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT BENT OVER W/UNLOCKED WHEELCHAIR AND FELL. DX: R PROXIMAL FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
77 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FEMUR. PT INJ WHILE BEING MOVED FROM WHEELCHAIR T O BED @ HOME. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME DX: FX RT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER L EG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INCOMPLETE PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FX L DISTAL FEMUR; GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR @ NSG HM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
FELL, GOING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET SEAT FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
IN WHEELCHAIR, FELL ASLEEP & FELL FORWARD FROM CHAIR. CLOSED FX DISTAL LT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
83 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FEMUR. PT INJ SELF WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELC HAIR TO BED @ HOME. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELLOUT OF WHEELCHAIR NO LOC FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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