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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 525
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE LT.WRIST.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN FROM STRETCHER TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps |
| PT, WHO WAS WEARING SPLINT ON WRIST S/P RECENT SURGERY, FELL 3 STEPS YE STERDAY ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND. D: WRIST SPRAIN, SUSPECTED FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER O2 TUBING @ HOME & FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE WRIST - 80 YO FEMALE CO LEFT WRIST PAIN - STATES SHE TRIPPED O VER OXYGEN TUBING ONTO CARPETED FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| HAD AN IV IN L WRIST AND FELL IN FLOOR ON IT IN NURSING HOME. DX WRIST CELLULITIS 2ND TO IV SITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON OXYGEN TUBING, FELL IN FLOOR DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT, W/ HX OF HIP REPLACEMENT, C/O OF HIP DISPLACEMENT AND THEN FALL ONT O FLOOR INJURING WRIST TRYING TO CATCH SELF. D: WRIST PAIN. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/03/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX R WRIST; @ HOME TRIPPED ON HUSBAND'S O2 TUBE, FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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