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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,425
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Date: 12/23/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME INJURING WRIST, HEAD. DX ; WRIS T SPRAIN, CONTUSION HEAD, LUMBAR/THORACIC CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
RIGHT WRIST/ULNA FX, PT WAS AT HOME IN WHEELCHAIR, REACHING FOR SOMETHING AND LOST BALANCE, FALLING OUT OF CHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, DX; WRIST SPRAIN, HAND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME, FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Stairs or steps
FX L DISTAL RADIUS & MULTI CONTUS. TRIED TO GET FRIEND IN WHEELCHAIR D OWN PORCH STAIRS @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
82 Y/O F INJURED L WRIST WHILE LIFTING HERSELF OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT H OME. DX; L WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT TRIED TO KEEP HER WHEELCHAIR FROM FALLING ON GRANDCHILD, WHEELCHAIR FELL ON PATIENT. DX-CONTUSION WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR LANDED ON HAND CONTUSION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CONTUSION RIGHT WRIST / FELL AFTER TRIPPING OVER WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX; FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
WRIST CT-FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
WHILE IN WHEELCHAIR, GOING UP RAMP INTO HER HOME, THE WHEELCHAIR OVER T URNED W/HER IN IT. DX. COLLES FX R WRIST, L DISTAL KNEE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR AND STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
53 YOF PUSHING WHEELCHAIR, FELL - FX R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
WRIST SPRAIN-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O OF WRIST PAIN WHILE PUSHING A WHEELCHAIR ALL DAY DX: FRACTURE L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT STUMBLED AND FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: LT WRIST / HAND INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CAUGHT L HAND IN WHEELCHAIR AT NH. DX. LAC X 2 L WRIST, CONTS, L WR IST, L KNEE, L KNEE STRAIN, FX L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT STATES DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN AFTER TWISTING IT GETTING OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR AT HOME, DX: SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
SIF ECF FOR EVAL OF WRIST PAIN&SWELLING S/P WHEELCHAIR ACC, ?MECH " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL BEING TRANSFERED FROM WHEELCHAIR YESTERDAY AT NURSING HOME DX// RIGHT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WENT TO SIT IN WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME WHICH WASN;T LOCKED AND SAT IN THE FLOOR. DX-SPRAIN WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
AT NURSING HOME AND TRIPPED OVER NEIGHBORS WHEELCHAIR AND FELL WRIST FR ACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
58 YOF FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING TO WHEELCHAIR - FX R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT RIDING IN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR CAUGHT L WRIST, FA ON EDGE, SKIN TEAR L WRIST. DX. LAC L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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