Accidents - Medical equipment, general - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,114
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	565
Year 2007:	961
Year 2008:	587

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs
PT LIVES IN CONV. FACILITY, WAS BEING MOVED VIA A LIFTING DEVICE FROM BED TO CHAIR, DEVICE FAILED, INJURING FOREHEAD. DX-FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE USING OXYGEN WHEN SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE DX. UNSURE IF FD ON SCENE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
WAS HOME SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE ON HOME OXYGEN&SUSTAINED FLASH BURN TO THE FACE/HEAD&NECK>>BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ON CO AT HOME LIGHT A CIGARETT CAUSING EXPLOSION PT HAS MULTIPLE B URNS TO FACE & HEAD PT WAS DOA FIRE DEPT WAS PRESENT
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
84 Y/O F INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL OUT OF HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR AT HOSPITAL. DX; FOREHEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT MDS OFFICE AND FELL OFF EXAM TABLE ONTO FLOOR INJURED FACE DX/ FOREHEAD CONTUSION SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
WAS A PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL WHEN SHE FELL OUT OF BED TO FLOOR. DX. F OREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
74 YO FEMALE WAS REACHING FOR BED CONTROLLER AND SIDE RAIL BROKE AND SHE FELL TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME - NASAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS SMOKING, ON O2 CAUGHT FIRE DX FACIAL BURNS FIRE DEPT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FACIAL BURNS-WEARS A NASAL CANNULA FOR OXYGEN-WAS USING A GRINDER WHEN A SPARK HIT OXYGEN CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
71 Y/O M INJURED FOREHEAD WHEN FELL OFF HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR IN HOSP ITAL. DX; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Pillows
PATIENT FELL OUT OF BED AT THE NURSING HOME, TRIPPED OVER PILLOW IN THE FLOOR, HIT DOOR. DX-LACERATION FOREHEAD, CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT HAD OXYGEN VIA NASAL CANNULA ON,WHILE SMOKING CIGARETTE,O2 BLEW UP IN FACE,DX NOSE BURN,PULM EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders
PT ON HOME OXYGEN S/P PNA. LEANED OVER IN BED TO BLOW OUT CANDLE ON NIG HTSTAND & OXYGEN TUBING CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO FDA. D:FACE BURNS 2ND DEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls
WAS SITTING ELEVATED TOILET SEAT LOST BALANCE HIT EYEBROW AREA ON WALL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers
PT, HX OF HEAD TRAUMA & RECENT HOSPITALIZATION, HAS SWELLING IN EYELID S/P SHOWER TODAY. HAS SUTURES IN EYELID. D:WOUND INFECTION, SR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
FLASH BURN AFTER SMOKING WITH O2 ON FACE, DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE F D NOT ATTEND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Doorsills or frames
AT HOME PT TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TUBE,FELL AGAINST DOOR FRAME-STRUCK R SIDE FACE/R SHOULDER ON FRAME,DX FACIAL FX,PNEUMOTHORAX,ACUTE COAGULOPA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURNS FACE - 71 YO MALE RESIDENT OF NURSING HOME ON O2 THOUGHT HE TURNE D OFF OXYGEN & LIT UP A CIGARETTE-SMALL EXPLOSION & NASAL CANNULA MELTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
SMOKING WHILE USING OXYGEN, FACE BURNS DX; 2ND BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
FOREHEAD LACERATION: L EYEBROW & LT WRIST SKIN TEAR; S/P FALL OUT OF BED: FELL OUT OF HOSPITAL BED, FOUND ON FLOOR, LAC. FOREHEAD,SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
PT WITH CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD AFTER FALLING FROM LIFT CHAIR AND HITTING HEAD ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATION FOREHEAD 3 CM: FELL FROM HOSPITAL BED ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME, LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
H/O COPD, ON HOME O2, SMOKED CIG BURNT NOSE >> BURN/COPD EXCERBATION, NO FD DOC FD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT LIT UP A CIGARETT WHILE ON O2 HAS BURNS TO FACE AND (L) HAND DX- F ACIAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS SMOKING WHILE ON O2 HAS BURNS TO NOSE UPPER LIP NO FIRE DEPARTME NT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
NASAL FX-GOT TANGLED IN O2 TUBING-FELL TO FLOOR-@ ASSISTED LIVING FACIL CITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
CONTUSION FACE - 59 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER SURGICAL TUBING OF HOME DIAL YSIS MACHINE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING FACE ON FLOOR - ALSO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
LIT CIGARETTE WITH O2 ON, C/O BURNS TO FACE, DX; PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ON OXYGEN BURNED HIMSELF WHILE SMOKING WITH OXYGEN TUBE ON DX- FACI AL BURNS 2ND DEGREE LESS THAN 1% FIRE DEPT INVOLVMENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS SMOKING WHILE ON OXYGEN, OXYGEN BLEW UP IN FACE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS FACIAL BURNS WITH SUSPECTED AIRWAY COMPROMISE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT, WHO USES NASAL CANULA OXYGEN AT HOME, LIT CIGARETTE & SUSTAINED BUR NS TO INSIDE OF NOSE. QUICKLY REMOVED OXYGEN. NO FDA. D:2ND DEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT SMOKING WHILE USING OXYGEN TANK REC FACIAL BURNS NO FIRER DEPT INV
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
USING OXYGEN, LIT CIGARETTE, BLEW UP IN FACE DX FACE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
BURNED SELF WHILE SMOKING ON NC 02, NC NASAL CANAL, UNK IF FD ON SCENE DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
NASAL AND FACIAL BURNS: COPD: AT NURSING HOME SNUCK OUTSIDE TO SMOKE A CIGARETTE, OXYGEN CAUGHT FIRE, NO FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
FOREHEAD CONTUSION: LT SHOULDER SPRAIN/CONTUSION: S/P FALL: OUT OF BED BY HERSELF, FELL TO THE FLOOR AND HIT HER HEAD, NO L.O.C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT ON 02, LIT CIGARETTE, FLASH BURN TO FACE DX SUPERFICIAL FACE BURN, AIRWAY BURN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
3 CM L FOREHEAD LACERATION SUTURED:MINOR C.H.I.; S/P FALL:TRIPPED OVER HER 02 TUBING AT HOME,FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR,HIT HEAD ON BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED OVER O2 TUBING, HIT FOREHEAD ON CABINET, DX; FOREHEAD LAC/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
FACIAL CONTUSION WHEN TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TUBING AND LANDED ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes
FRACTURE MAXILLA - 80 YOM WAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED USING A LIFT BY WIFE WHEN STRUCK IN FACE BY THE METAL BAR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Doors
WAS AT HOME AND WAS LEANING FORWARD TO PUT O2 TUBING UNDER THE DOOR AND FELL FORWARD, C/O PAIN TO NOSE AREA. OPEN FRACTURE TO NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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