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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/10/2009Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WAS VISITOR IN HOSPITAL, FELL IN THE ELEVATOR, STATES PT HAS NOT EAT EN (*** 99), INSULIN RX DX;# NONE STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WAS IN *** AND PRESSED ELEVATOR BUTTON AND FELT A SHOCKTRAVEL UP MID DLE FINGER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/14/2009Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Elevators or other lifts
C/O BEING DIZZY BECAME UNSTEADY ON HER FEET TAKES *** ...DIZZINESS ,CHF WAS IN AN ELEVATOR WHEN BECAME DIZZZY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/08/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
TRAPPED IN ELEVATOR 15 MINUTES AND BECAME ANXIOUS,SHORT OF BREATH,WHEEZ ING,CAUSED BY ANXIETY REACTION BEING TRAPPED IN HOTEL ELEVATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2009Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT HAD A SEIZURE AND FELL ON FLOOR IN ELEVATOR AT NURSING HOME DX: EPILEPTIC SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/24/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Elevators or other lifts
FOUND DOWN ON THE ELEVATOR FLOOR IN AN APT COMPLEX WITH ETOH ON BREATH >>ETOH=0.263 INTOX/PSYCHOSIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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