Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Upper Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,563
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Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR, DX; FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
SPRAINED ARM WHILE USING WHEELCHAIR SPRAIN UPPER ARM #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 51 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 TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR AT HOSPITAL. DX: R HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR TO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSIGN HOME FRACTURE D UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT HUMERUS FX.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEECHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 92 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
SIF ECF FOR EVA OF FALL FROM W/C >> RUE ABRS/HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT SLIPPED FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME DX: RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 92 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, Beds or bedframes
PT TRANSFERRING SELF FROM THE BED TO THE WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL FRACTURED LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 93 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, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INTO FLOOR @ NURSING HOME DX HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
MULT. CONTUSION ARM: AT BELCO CRAFTS, FELL AGAINST WHEELCHAIR, LOWERED TO FLOOR, LT UPPER ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2007	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
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME INJURING UPPER ARM. DX; FRACTUR E UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
SPASM, POP AND SWELLING LT ARM, WAS HOLDING VERY TIGHTLY TO WHEELCHAIR AT THE TIME/ LT BICEPS HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
L UPPER ARM PAIN/78YOF C/O UPPER ARM PAIN AFTER FALLING OUT OF HER WHEE LCHAIR AT HOME YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 77 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
BUMPED ARM ON WHEELCHAIR BRUISING UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 74 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
PATIENT C/O SHOULDER PAIN, FELL TRYING TO GET IN WHEELCHAIR. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
HUMERUS FX-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	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 OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX FRACT LFT HUMERAL HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL & HIT HIS RT UPPER ARM ON A WHEELCHAIR SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2007	Age: 73 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
73 YO M R BICEP TENDON RUPTURE HELPING WIFE IN WHEEL CHAIR WIFE SLIPPED AND PT FELT POP IN UPPER ARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 88 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 FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 79 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 SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: FX RT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
INJURED MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET/UPPER ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 84 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, SLIPPED OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NH W/ R ARM BEHIND HER BACK. DX. R HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR YESTERDAY WHEN IT HIT A CURB. DX: L PROX HUMERUS FX, ELEVATED LFT'S/T-BILI W/JAUNDICE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL 2 WEEKS PRIOR GOING FROM WHEEL CHAIR TO COUCH - FELL TO FLOOR MUSCULO-SKELETAL PAIN TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	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
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME HUMERUS FRACTURE / FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 90 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: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR AND FELL HITTING ARM ON FOOT PEDAL AT NURS ING HOME UPPER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR AND HIT ARM AT *** MEDICAL CENTERDX: FRACTUR ED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 59 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, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INTO BED DX: RT HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
HUMERAL FX. PT FELL OVER A WHEELCHAIR INJURING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
HOOK FOOT ON WHEELCHAIR, LOST BALANCE & FELL HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 81 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
P/W SHOULDER PAIN S/P FALLING OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR " HUMRUS FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 77 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 SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME S/P 4DYS.WHEN PT WAS LIFTED UP HUSBAN D FELT RT SHOULDER DISLOCATE.PT RT ARM PARALYZED PER HX.DX=FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	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
PT IN A SPECIAL CARE HOME AND FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR ONTO UPPER ARM C ONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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