Accidents - Bathtub or shower enclosures - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,747
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	359	Upper Trunk:	350
Face:	137	Lower Trunk:	137
Hand:	134	Lower Leg:	122
Finger:	91	Foot:	91
Toe:	77	Ankle:	76
Shoulder:	68	Knee:	68
Lower Arm:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL HITTING FACE ON BATHTUB. ALSO INJURY TO ARM. DX POST CONCUSSION HEAD TRAUMA WITH CONTUSION L EYE, SKIN TE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN SHOWER CAUGHT LEG ON DOOR LEG LAC & ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
HIT FOOT WITH SHOWER DOOR DX: FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT DROPPED SHOWER DOOR ON FEET. DX: BILAT FOOT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LACERATION TOE - 53 YOM DROPPED SHOWER DOOR ON RIGHT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
57-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER HAND FROM A SHOWER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT FELL IN BATH TUB & HIT HEAD. BLEEDING FROM SCALP DX: 2.5CM SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT FELL IN BATHTUB; TRANSFERED TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL, CONT TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT SLIPPED GETTING INTO TUB CUTTING LEG ON SHOWER DOOR, LACERATION R LO WER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Caulking or spackling compounds
PT.INJURIED RT.MIDDLE FINGER SUSTAIN WHILE CAUKING BATHTUBE REPORTED HEARD SOMETHING POP. DX-MALLET FINGER RT.DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
67 Y/O F C/O POSS BROKEN BONE IN HAND - SLIPPED AND FELL IN BATHTUB. FRACTURE RADIUS DISTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
58 Y/O F C/O POSSIBLE BROKEN RIBS - FELL IN BATHTUB.DX: FRACTURE RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT STATES HE WAS IN THE SHOWER TURNED AROUND TO OPEN THE SHOWER ENCLOSURE DOOR , TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FOREARM LAC-SLIPPED & FELL AT HOME-HIT ARM ON SHOWER DOORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
@77YOF SLIPPED-FELL IN BATHTUBDX-CONTUSION BACK/SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT. FELL IN BATHTUB, HIT HER RIBSCONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
JAMMED LT FOOT ON BATHTUB YESTERDAY. LT 1ST TOE CT/FX@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT.C/O RT.ANKLE PAIN AND SWELLING SUSTAIN WHEN FELL AT HOME IN BATHTUB. DX- RT.CHIP FRACTURE ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT FELL IN BATHTUB DX: FRACTURE RIGHT PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
91 Y/O F C/O FALL - FELL IN BATH TUB. DX: CONTUSION BUTTOCKS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
54 Y/O M C/O LEFT LEG PAIN - FELL WHILE IN SHOWER. DX: CONTUSION RIGHT HIP, KNEE, LEG, ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 56 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: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN BATHTUB HITTING HEAD ON SOMETHING. NONWORK. MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
75 YIF FINGER CAUGHT IN SHOWER DOOR DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
87 Y/O F C/O OF FALL - FELL IN BATHTUB HITTING HER HEAD. DX: HEAD CONTU SION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT FELL AT HOME & HIT BATHTUB. DX WORSENING COMPRESSION FRACTURES OF VERTEBRAL BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
69 Y M FELL IN SHOWER/BATHTUB HITTING RIGHT CHEEK. DX: CONTUSION OF RIGHT CHEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT STATES SHE FELL IN THE BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
RT CLAVICLE FRACTURE - TRIPPED ON SHOWER DOOR TRACK & FELL @ HOME LANDING ON RT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON SHOWER DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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