Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Unkown

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,421
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Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME DX FALL W/O INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Stairs or steps
NO APPARENT INJURY-FELL DOWN SOME STEPS FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
H/O ALZ, SLIPPPED VS SYNCOPED&FELL OUT OF W/C, SIF ECF FOR MED EVA >>MED EVA S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
SIF ECF FOR EVA OF FOOW/C TO THE FLR, NO C/O'S >> NO INJ FOOW/C: FALL/FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
SKIN TEAR, PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
85YOF WHILE AT HOME,GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR,SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING THE FLOOR;UNABLE TO AMBULATE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, DX; DEHYDRATION, DEMENTIA, UTI
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS TRYING TO GET UP ONTO WHEELCHAIR AND C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH. NO DIAGNOSIS GIVEN. PT WAS ADMITTED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Televisions
NO APPARENT INJURIES-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE REACHING FOR TV-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
78 YO MALE FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME AND WHEELCHAIR WAS ON TOP OF HIM - MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
70 YO FELL OUT WHEELCHAIR HURT MULTIPLE BODY MULTIPLE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
MULTI CONTUSIONS WHEN FELL WHEN GOING FROM BED TO WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
WIFE WAS PUSHING PT IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN HE FELL FORWARDS OUT OF CHAIR NO INJURY HAS < LEVEL OF RESOPNSIVNESS DX= FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY - FELL OFF WHEELCHAIR WHILE BENDING OVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WC TRYING TO GET UP OFF, C/O NUMNBESS > PERIPHERAL NEVER INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
85YOF WAS FOUND IN HER HOME BY A MEAL DELIVERY PERSON,THE WHEELCHAIR SHE WAS IN WAS OVER TURN ON THE FLOOR ;CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Medical equipment, general
S/P HARTMAN PROCEDURE, JP DRAIN CAUGHT IN THE WC&PULLED OUT "JP DRAIN REPLACEMENT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
82YFC FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DAY BEFORE CNA MOVING PATIENT TODAY AND THOUGHT SHE HAD PAIN/NO APPARENT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FOUND DOWN BY HIS TIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR. DOWN FOR UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. MULT. ABRASIONS, ULCERS. D:DEHYDRATION, RENAL FAILURE, ULCERS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
FELL WHILE BEING TX FROM WC TO THE BED " MED EVAL NO INJ''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
77YOF WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR,SHE FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR,UNWITNESSED ;FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INTO FLOOR @ HOME DX FALL W/O INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM PWR WHEELCHAIR--MULTIPLE ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULT ABRAS/62YOM FROM GROUP HOME AFTER MULT FALLS FROM WHEELCHAIR. TRIE S TO GET OUT BUT IS UNSTEADY. GETTING WORSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Motor vehicles or parts
PT DX NORMAL PHYSICAL EXAM - S/P NO INJURY,PT WAS IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A CAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL FORWARD FROM WHEELCHAIR & HAS NO INJURIES NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
NO APPARENT INJURY-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-UNKNOWN INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR - MULTI CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
NO INJURIES-FELL BACKWARDS FROM A WHEELCHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 105 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL AT NURSING HOME, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, DX AMS, S/P FALL, PT 1 05 YR OLD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Footstools, ottomans or hassocks
90YOF WHO WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR,WAS PLACED IN A GUARDIAN ANGEL TRANSPORTATION,NO FOOTREST,SHE FELL FORWARD ON KNEES;FALL NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR LUNGEN WITH *** LUNGEN WITH METS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
71 YOF FELL OVER W/C AT HOSPITAL LEFT AMA
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME, DX-CONTUSION, ABRASIONS, MULTIPLE SITES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND FELL OUT OF A WHE ELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
NO APPARENT INJURY-ATTEMPTING TO SIT IN WHEELCHAIR-FELL TO FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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