Accidents - Scales - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 723
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	292	Upper Leg:	76
Head:	76	Hand:	68
Unkown:	68	Upper Trunk:	68
Face:	38	Lower Arm:	16
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT FELL EARLIER THIS MONTH, HIT HIP ON SCALE, SPRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
DX:CONTUSION TO SCALP , KNEE STRAIN. FELL BACKWARD STRIKING HEAD WHEN S TEPPIN GONTO SCALE AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
90 YO F GETTING OFF SCALE SLIPPED FALLING ON HIP FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT LAC RT HAND ON A SCALE, LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
STATES PASSED OUT THIS AM STRIKING HEAD ON A BATHROOM SCALE, LAC TO L T EMPORAL SCALP. DX. LAC FACE, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales, Toilets
RADIUS FX-AIN BATHROOM-STUBBED TOE ON SCALES-FELL-ARM HIT TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
FELL GETTING OFF THE SCALE AT DIALYSIS CENTER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
LEFT KNEE CONT. PT FELL OFF A SCALE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
PT WEIGING SELF ON THE BATHROOM SCALE AT HOME LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKIN G LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
FELL WHILE WEIGHING SELF ON SCALE-HIT TAILBONE-CONTUSION TAILBONE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 85 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: Scales
TRIPPED ON SCALE WALKING IN KITCHEN & FELL. ACUTE CT LT LATERAL CHEST W ALL & LT ARM@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Scales
83 YOM FELL OVER WEIGHING SCALES AT DIALYSIS CENTER.DX: NO NONE INJURY. CKING FOR INJURY BECAUSE OF FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
FALL OFF SCALE AT LAX, APPROX 4" TO CONCRETEFX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
STEP OFF SCALE, FELL TO FLOORCONTUSED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
STEPPED OFF SCALE AFTER DIALYSIS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO HIP FX IT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales, Bathtub or shower enclosures
WAS WEIGHING ON SCALE TRIED TO STEADY SELF BUT FELL OFF SCALE ONTO LT H IP IN TUB DX: HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
FELL BACKWARD GETTING OFF SCALES AND HIT HEAD ON BED. FALL WITH F OCAL SAH, **** TX, CHF, SCALP LACERATION, DM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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