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Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 428
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Date: 12/25/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATON TO THE LEFT LEG AFTER FALLING TO THE FLOOR AND CUTTING IT ON THE BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT L.LEG ON BED RAIL THIS AM SUSTAINED" LT SHIN LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT BUMPED LEG ON BED RAIL. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CONTUSION R LEG - FELL WHEN BED RAIL BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2004Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
LEG CAUGHT ON BEDRAIL DX. TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
DROPPED A BED RAIL ON LEG/ FX RT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME HIT LEG ON BED RAIL DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
SLIPPED DOWN BESIDE BED, HURT LEG ON RAIL DX L LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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