Accidents - Bathtub or shower enclosures - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,637
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	291	Head:	249
Upper Trunk:	221	Lower Trunk:	170
Toe:	161	Shoulder:	157
Face:	107	Hand:	80
Wrist:	69	Foot:	69
Finger:	43	Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 72 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, Alcohol
ETOH INTOX. FELL IN BATHTUB. FACE CONTUSION. BAL 267
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LEFT UPPER ARM LAC, PT FELL AGAINST A SHOWER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
SHOULDER PAIN WHEN HELPING TO PICK UP 125 POUND SHOWER DOOR SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 68 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: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT FELL AGAINST TUB-FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL BACKWARDS IN BATHROOM STRUCK HEAD ON SHOWER DOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT BUMPED RT 5TH TOE ON SHOWER DOOR DX: TOE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
TOE CAUGHT IN A SLIDING SHOWER DOOR >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT SLIPPED IN BATHTUB, CONTUSION TO LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 70 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 STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG ON THE METAL SECTION OF THE SHOWER ENCLOSURE L ACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SHOWER DOOR. DX SCALP LACERATION#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 65 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
FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HEAD AGAINST SHOWER DOOR. DX: FRACTURE OF LT H UMERAL HEAD WITH DISLOCATION AND LACERATION OF SCALP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT HIT HEAD ON SHOWER DOOR. DX: HEAD SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FACIAL LAC-SLIPPED-FELL-HIT FACE ON SHOWER DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
SLIPPED IN BATHTUB. DX. L 2ND METARSAL FX. JS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 69 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
69YOWF WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT RIBS AFTER FALLING AND LANDING ON BATHTUB WHILE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT CAUGHT R SMALL/RING FINGERS IN SHOWER DOOR - LAC TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 83 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
CUT LEG ON SHOWER DOOR DX LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
51 YOM REINJURED RIGHT SHOULDER REACHING OUT TO CLOSE SHOWER DOOR SUSTA INING A STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT KNOCKED R TOE ON SHOWER DOOR 4DAYS AGO DX R 3RD TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
DX LOWER BACK FRACTURE: INJURED LIFTING A SHOWER DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: LIFTING SHOWER DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
ACUTE CHESTWALL CONTUSION SLIPPED IN BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 92 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
92 Y/O F INJURED R HIP WHEN FELL AGAINST SHOWER DOOR AT HOME. DX; R HIP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
74YOF SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME,INJURING HER LEFT WRIST; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL IN SHOWER ENCLOSURE AT NURSING HOME POSSIBLE PELVIC FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Hot water
STEPPED INOT HOT WATER IN BATHTUB AND BURNED FEET. DX. 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BILATERAL TOES, RENAL FAILURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Tablet or capsule drugs
86 YO F CLOSED HEAD INJURY TOOK *** AT BEDTIME BECAME DIZZY AND FELLINT O SHOWER DOOR*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
OUTSIDE SHOWER DOOR FELL ON LEG FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 87 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
87 YOF FELL AT HOME HITTING HEAD ON SHOWER DOOR WHILE DAUGHTER WAS ASSISTING HER SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT'S KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL THROUGH SHOWER DOOR. DX: R HAND LAC 1.5 CM, FACIAL LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
HIT HAND ON SHOWER DOORHAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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