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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
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Date: 12/19/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
RIGHT ELBOW CONT. PT GOT ARM STUCK IN ELEVATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WAS ON A ELEVATOR THAT JERKED TO A STOP CAUSING PT TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL AT CHURCH INJURING ELBOW, DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Beds or bedframes
*** LIFT USED W/PT'S HOME SLING TO MOVE TO BED. PT. C/O R ELBOW PAIN. DX. PAIN R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT CAUGHT ARM IN CLOSING ELEVATOR DOOR, SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Beds or bedframes
ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF BED BY SELF, FELL INTO *** LIFT INJURING ELBOW AT HOME. DX: LACERATION ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PATIENT WAS STEPPING OUT OF AN ELEVATOR, TRIPPED & FELL HITTING HER RT ELBOW SUSTAINING AN ELBOW LACERATION & CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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