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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
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Date: 12/16/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME / LOST BALANCE GRABBED BED RAIL TO PREVENT FALL AND FELT A POP IN BACK DX: LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
79 YO M CLIMBED OVER BED RAIL AND FELL ON FLOOR CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/30/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
FELL AND HIT BACK OF FOOTBOARD OF BED. PAIN TO MIDDLE AND LOW BACK. DX: BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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