Accidents - Scales - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 696
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	149	Knee:	87
Face:	87	Lower Trunk:	86
Eyeball:	80	Mouth:	59
Lower Arm:	40	Upper Trunk:	29
Lower Leg:	15	Foot:	15
Ankle:	14	Upper Leg:	14
Finger:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
86 YOF FELL BACKWARDS OFF SCALE CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
RT FOOT SPRAIN.PT STEPPED ON A SCALE AND TWISTED FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
TODAY @ THE CARDIOLOGIST, ON THE SCALE, LOOKING SIDE WAYS&FOOT CAUGHT O N THE SCALE&FELL>> FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Scales
PT FELL OFF OF SCALE AT NURSING HOME. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
FELL ON THE SCALE IN CARDIAC REHAB. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scales, Cabinet or door hardware
65 YO FEMALE MISSTEPPED OFF SCALE WHILE WEIGHING HERSELF AND FELL ON DOOR HINGE - PUNCTURE WOUND FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Doors
PT W/LAC BELOW R ELBOW, INJURY R KNEE AND R ANKLE, COMING OUT OF HER CL OSED, TRIPPED OVER SCALES ANF FELL FORWARD, HIT CLOSET DOOR. DX. LAC F
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT FELL IN THE BATHROOM STRUCK FACE AGAINST A SCALE SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
PT DX CONTUSION OF RT KNEE - DUE TO SCALE DROPPED ON THE FLOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales, Bathtubs or showers
AT HOME PT GETTING OUT OF SHOWER,DRYING LEGS OFF,FELL,HIT R SIDEON A SCALE,NLOC, DX T-8 FRACTURE, RENAL TRANSPLANT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
CLEANING METAL SCALE, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
C/O R. KNEE AND ANKLE PAIN, FELL OFF SCALES YESTERDAY, PAIN AND SWELLING TO ANKLE. DX-ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT STANDING ON THE BATHROOM SCALE AND FELL OFF CONTUSION KNEE BUT ADMIT TED FOR CARDIAC REASONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 79 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
79 YO FELL OFF SCALE STRUCK BACK ON FLOOR CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT FELL ON SIDE WHILE BEING WEIGHED WHILE IN HOSPITAL, SPRAINED FINGER, CONTUSION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
LIFTING WEIGHT SCALE LOST BALANCE FELL IN FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 91 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: Other
Product: Scales
PT SUSTAINED AN INJURY OF A HIP BY KICKING BATHROOM SCALE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales, Televisions
AT CARDIAC REHAB GETTING OFF SCALES, TRIPPED OVER TV CORD FELL. DX-CONTUSION KNEE AND CHEST WALL, STRAIN WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
SLIPPED FELL IN BATHROOM HIT HEAD ON WEIGHT SCALE CLOSED HEAD INJURY LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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