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Accidents - Bathtub or shower enclosures - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,688
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Toe:285Head:283
Lower Trunk:265Upper Trunk:188
Lower Leg:164Face:139
Knee:86Shoulder:69
Elbow:69Hand:58
Finger:58Foot:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT WAS URINATING WHEN HE PASSED OUT STRIKING CHEST ON THE SHOWER DOOR H ANDLE FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/21/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT.REPORTED FALLING IN BATHTUB C/O RT.SIDE PAIN X-7DAYS AGO DX-CLOSED FRACTURE OF RT.9TH RIB FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2004Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN BATHTUB LAST WEEK A HOME INJURED HIP CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FX R GREAT TOE;NAIL BED LAC/79YOM AT HOME STS AT APPROX 9PM, WHILE REPA IRING SHOWER DOOR, DOOR FELL ONTO R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2004Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Toilets
PT WAS GOING TO SIT ON TOILET, LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON SH OWER DOOR FRAME. D: HEAD LACERATION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/08/2004Age: 96 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
96 YOM FELL BACK IN BATHTUB RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2004Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
WOUND LT.SIDE FACE.PT.WAS BOUGHT TO THE ER,DUE FELL ON THE BATHTUB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Footwear
TWISTED BACK 3 DAYS AGO, PER RN; WHILE CLEANING SHOWER, PER MD- FELL OF F SHOE YESTERDAY - INCREASING PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
59 YOM HIT BACK ON TUB LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
TRAUMA RT.ELBOW.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL AND HIT TOE ON SHOWER TILE. DX- R GREAT TOE CELLULITIS (HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AGO)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2004Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
STRUCK BY SHOWER DOOR ON LOWER LEG ACUTE CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/26/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
82 YOM FELL IN SHOWER INJ HEAD LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Beds or bedframes
BED IS NEAR SHOWER, WHILE SLEEPING HE PUT FINGER IN THE SHOWER DOOR AND CLOSED IT. DX. AVULSION OF TIP R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
80 YO WM - 1O CM SIMPLE LACERATION OF FOREHEAD - PT SLIPPED IN SHOWER,F ELL INTO TUB & THRU SHOWER DOORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT. FELL IN THE SHOWER, HAS A DISLOCATED SHOULDER. TRANSFERRED TO ORTHO
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 04/10/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT. FELL BACKWARDS INTO SHOWER DOOR AT HOME EARLIER THIS MORNING. DX. LAC SCALP, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
STUB TOE ON TUB DOOR FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2004Age: 93 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Toilets
93 YTR OLD MALE FELL INTO TOILET GETTING OUT OF SHOWER LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
WHILE COMING OUT OF BATHTUB, SLIDING GLASS DOOR FELL ON PTS FOOT WHILE COMING OUT OF TUB, LACERATION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2004Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LACERATION HEAD - 78 YOF LOST BALANCE IN BATHROOM AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON SHOWER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL SLIPPED IN SHOWER AT HOME DX; LT KNEE FX W/ DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/02/2004Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT C/O FALL. PT FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB. DX BACK PAIN/CONT TO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT DROPPED A SHOWER DOOR ONTO RIGHT GREAT TOE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2004Age: 90 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN SHOWER STALL AT NURSING HOME. DX- 8 CM HAND LACERATION, MINOR H EAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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