Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,182
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Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Doors
PT WITH HAND SWELLING AND INFECTION X 1 WEEK SINCE GETTING HADN CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND WHEELCHAIR. D:HAND ABSCESS/CELLULITIS. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
84 YO FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LAC TO HAND WHEN CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT LONG TERM CARE FACILITY DX: LAC R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
AT STORE WAITING FOR A BUS IN WHEELCHAIR AND BENT TO TAKE LEG OFF FOOT REST AND LACERATED HAND ON FOOT REST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
82YFC STUMBLED OVER FOOTREST OF WHEELCHAIR THAT WAS IN HALLWAY AT CHURCH C/O HAND PAIN/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
ABRASION TO HAND WHEN FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Handrails, railings or banisters
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR, HIT RAILING DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO CARPET AT HOME, HAS HAND PAIN. DX: HAND ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME AND CUT HER HAND DX. LACERATION HAND, 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT IN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR RAN INTO HANDRAIL. DX: L HAND LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A PLANTER THAT WAS HANGING ON A WALL WHE N SHE WENT BY IT IN WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR LAST NGIHT AND LANDED ON HANDS. D: FX, METACA RPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT PALM LAC, PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: L HAND SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
88 YO TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Counters or countertops
SMASHED HAND BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR & COUNTER. POSSIBLE FX 1ST METACARPAL L T HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LACERATION RT HAND-SUS INJ WHEN HE FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND CUT RT HA ND. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT AT THE NURSING HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON A WHEELC HAIR LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE TRYING TO PICK SOMETHING UP OFF FLOOR PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs
HELPING TO LIFT HUSBAND INTO WHEELCHAIR. SKIN AVULSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR IN HOSPITAL PARKING LOT AVULSING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT HAND PAIN. PT FELL TO FLOOR WHEN GOING FROM WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL AT *** NURSING HOME CAUGHT HAND ON WHEELCHAIR AND SUSTAINED A LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
77 YO FEMALE WAS RUN OVER BY ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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