Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,921
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Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PAIN TO WRIST LIFTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 81 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, Footwear
SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION OF WRIST PAIN S/P FALL ONTO OUTSTRETCHE D HANDS OFF A WHEEL CHAIR WHILE BENDING TO TAKE OFF SHOE>>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 72 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 FROM WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME. DX WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 89 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
89YOF AT NURSING HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR,STRIKING RT WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
WRIST FX-HIT BY AN ELECTRICAL WHEELCHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
HURT WRIST WHILE MOVING ABOUT IN WHEELCHAIR. SPRAIN, RT. WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR. DX WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 92 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: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
SENT IN FROM ECF FOR EVALUATION OF WRIST/HAND PAIN STATUS POST WITNESSE D FALL OFF A WHEELCHAIR>>WRIST&FINGER FXS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL SIDEWAYS IN WHEELCHAIR DX: RT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS STANDING UP FROM WHEEL CHAIR AND FELL ONTO FLOOR INJURING WRIST AT HOME DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 85 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: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
TRAUMA LT.WRIST.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM WHEELCHAIR TRIP OVER CRACK ON SIDEWALK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT STATES HE FELL OUT OF HIS HOVER ROUND WHEELCHAIR AND LANDED ON R HAN D CAUSING PAIN TO R HAND AND WRIST. DX. SPRAIN, CONT R WRIST, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Pet supplies
PT WAS AT HOME IN A POWER WHEEL CHAIR, THE DOGS LEASH GOT CAUGHT IN THE WHEEL CAUSING A FX TO RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Motor vehicles or parts
^76 Y/O F INJURED L WRIST WHILE GETTING WHEELCHAIR OUT OF CAR AND HIT I T ON CAR DOOR AT HOME. DX; CONTUSION L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 79 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
LEANING FORWARS&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS OFF WHEELCHAIR >>WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
92 YOF WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR AND LOST BALANCE FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
CAREGIVER REPORTS WHILE PUSHING PT IN WHEELCHAIR UP RAMP, TIPPED CHAIR OVER AND PT FELL OUT. DX. FX WRIST, CONTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR. DX WRIST FX ULNA FX BACK LAC FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
WRIST INJURY FROM PUSHING HUSBAND IN WHEELCHAIR. DX-RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR AND FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 81 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 FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME AND INJURED WRIST DX// LEFT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT WRIST PAIN, LEFT THIGH PAINS FROM WHEEL OF WHEELCHAIR. DX-LEFT WRIST CELLULITIS, LEFT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, ?MECH, HITTING HEAD&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND S>> WRIST FX/HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FALL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: WEAKNESS,GENERALIZED,CONFUSION,CONTUSION WR IST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
91YOF WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR; WRIST CONTUSION/FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELCHAIR BOUND, DUE TO ABOVE KNEE AMPUATION, FELL BACKWARD WHILE I TH E CHAIR >> WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL FORWARD OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT'S WHEELCHAIR BRAKES WERE NOT ON AND CHAIR ROLLED OFF OF CURB DUMPING PT OUT. DX: R WRIST FX, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 91 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
PATIENT FELL TRYING TO GET OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX; FRACTURE TO RIGHT W RIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
FX WRIST/THUMB, PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHILE BEING PUSHED DOWN RAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL HITTING WRIST ON SIDE OF WHEELCHAIR DX: WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 84 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 WAS AT A NURSING HOME, FELL OUT OF A WHEEL CHAIR CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
HIT L WRIST ON W/C DX; WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LAC WRIST ON WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
WRIST SPRAIN-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, LANDING ON KNEE AND HIP AND WRIST, WITH WRIST PAIN WORST. DX: FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO A WHEELCHAIR AND FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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