Accidents - Cabinet or door hardware - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 285
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
PATIENT FELL AGAINST DOOR KNOB AT LOCAL NURSING HOME. CHEST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
PT C/O FALL. PT WAS GRABBING FOR DOOR KNOB AND DOOR KNOB FELL OFF AND P T FELL BACKWARDS.DX CONT TO BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
PT FELL HITTING UPPER BACK ON DOOR KNOB DX: THORACIC BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
FELL AND HIT BACK ON DOOR KNOB - FREQUENT FALLS
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinet or door hardware
MID ABD PAIN, FELL AGAINST DOOR HANDLE 2 DAYS AGO DX: L RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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