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Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 890
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Date: 12/29/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Wheelchairs, Alcohol
ACUTE ETOH ABUSE, FELL OUT OF ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR 2X
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2007Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
81YOF WHILE IN HER WHEELCHAIR,SLUMPED OVER; SYNCOPE/FAINTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/28/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
LOST CONSCIOUSNESS MOVING TO WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME SYNCOPE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Wheelchairs, Alcohol
FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN PARKING LOT, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR & DRINKING LARGE AMT ETOH DX ETOH INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/22/2007Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
MULTIPLE CONTUSION.PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM A WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2007Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, DX SYNCOPE/FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/12/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2007Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND LAID ON FLOOR FOR 4-5 DAYS WITH NO FFOD O R WATER DX- DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 08/11/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
87 YOF BIBA AFTER FALL AT NURSING HOME, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, POSSIBL E STROCK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/01/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCHAIR, WHEN IT SLIPPED, PT FELL TO FLOOR DX: SY NCOPE,UTI,HYPONATREMIA,COPD,HTN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/18/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, DX; HYPERNATREMIA, UTI, MILD ACIDEMIA, CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Wheelchairs, Tablet or capsule drugs
PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME, RECEIVING TOO MUCH MEDS DX S/P FALL SECONDARY ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2007Age: 97 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
97 YO FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2007Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
57 YOF FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR IN STREET - REQUESTED EVALUATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSION/ABRASIONS.PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Wheelchairs, Tablet or capsule drugs
ON 3 OCCASIONS SLIP&FALL DURING TRANSFER FROM W/C TO BED, PT ON ***, DX : RECURRENT MECHANICAL FALL,POLIOMYELITIS,CHF,UPPER RESP. CONGESTI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT MIDNIGHT, FOUND AT 2:30 AM IN YARD. TE MP DOWN TO 27 DEGREES. DX HYPOTHERMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/30/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT OF W/C TO FLOOR, LAID IN FLOOR ALL NIGHT DX: FALL, MILD HYPOTHERMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
INTOXICATED AND FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TO GROUND,BEING OBSERVED BUT NO IN J
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/05/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
61 YOM IN NURSING HOME FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHILE REACHING - NO INJURY FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
HAD SEIZURE WHILE IN WHEELCHAIR ON STREET,FELL ONTO CEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
83 YOM FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR - NO INJURIES FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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