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Accidents - Ceilings and walls - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/24/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ceilings and walls, Chimneys
SMOKE INHALATION. A FIRE STARTED IN PTS WALL AND CHIMNEY. FD ATTENDED SCENE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
PT FELT DIZZY&LIGHTHEADED, COLLAPSED FELL STRICKING BODY ON THE WALL, S USTAINED" WEAKNESS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/03/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Ceilings and walls, Mattresses
SMOKE INHALATION FROM MATTRESS AND WALL FIRE WITH FIRE DEPT ATTENDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls, Crutches, canes or walkers
PT WAS WALKING C WALKER WHEN GOT PINNED B/T 2 WALLS, FELT ABOUT TO PASS OUT,SYNCOPE, CALLED MEDI-ALERT, SUSAINED" NEAR FALL/SYNCOPE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
PT STATED HE WALKED INTO A WALL AND FELL DOWN. D: ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSI ON, AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
VERTIGO,IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHM - FELL AGAINST A WALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/25/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
WAS DIZZY LAST NIGHT AND BUMPING INTO WALLS. DX; BRADYCARDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
71 YO FEMALE FELL AGAINST WALL IN BATHROOM CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 06/27/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
BLACKED OUT - HIT HEAD ON WALL - SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/22/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON WALL - SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/11/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls
53 YO M RAN INTO WALL VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls, Floors or flooring materials
SYNCOPAL EPISODES - SLID DOWN WALL ONTO CARPETED KITCHEN FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/01/2004Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ceilings and walls, Beds or bedframes
PT FOUND BETWEEN BED AND WALL AT HOME, DX SOB, SYNCOPE, RENAL FAILURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/04/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Ceilings and walls
POISONING, VIA EMS, PT UNDER ETOH INTOXICATION, STRUCK A WALL AT THE STORE, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS, NO LOC OR SOB, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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