Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,734
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	402	Lower Leg:	279
Lower Trunk:	277	Foot:	163
Upper Trunk:	86	Lower Arm:	73
Knee:	73	Face:	73
Ankle:	71	Upper Leg:	71
All Of Body:	71	Elbow:	59
Wrist:	15	Hand:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 60 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: Bed rails
MILD LOW BACK CONTUSION AFTER HITTING METAL BED FRAME#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
82 YOF CRAWLED OVER BED RAIL IN NURSING HOME AND FELL CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD ON SIDERAIL OF BED AT NSG. HOME HEMATOMA LT HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
CELLULITIS LOWER LEG - 92 YOF HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST BED RAIL THRE E DAYS AGO, NOW WITH INCREASED PAIN, REDNESS, SENSITIVE TO TOUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT FELL OVER BED RAILS AT HOME WHILE CLEANING. DX-LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 58 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: Bed rails
58 YO HIT LEG ON BED RAIL CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
HIT FOOT AGAINST BED RAIL FOOT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
MOM THINKS PT GOT LEG CAUGHT IN BED RAIL, PT IS MENTALLY RETARDED DX: LT LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LACERATES FOREHEAD FALLING INTO A BED RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
SPRAIN KNEE - 58 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT LATERAL KNEE PAIN AFTER WAL KING INTO BED RAIL AT HOME LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
HIT ARM ON BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
FELL THIS A.M. HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NSG HOME LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
FELL THROUGH BED RAILS AND FROM BED AT NH/HIP CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PATEINT HIT BED RAIL WITH THIGH, DX; LESION TO UPPER LEG WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
FELL OVER BEDRAIL AT NH/HIP CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LACERATED LOWER LEG ON BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
HEAD INJURY, LAC FOREHEAD, SKIN TEAR L ELBOW; FELL @ HOME, POSS HIT HEA ON BED RAIL(?)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
75YOM PASSED OUT HIT BED RAILING FORHEAD LAC UTI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 85 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
FELL, HIT R0 RIBS ON BED RAIL DX: CONTUSION TO RIBS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT RIGHT FOOT ON BEDRAIL UNABLE TO WEAR SHOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
HIT SHIN ON BED RAILING/ LAC LT LOWR LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
SLIPPED AND STRUCK LOW BACK ON BEDRAIL AT PERSONAL CARE LOW BACK HEMATO MA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT HIS FOOT ON THE BEDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 80 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: Bed rails, Day wear
HEAD/ BACK CTS-@ NURSING HOME-SWEATER CAUGHT ON BEDRAIL WHILE GETTING OUT OF BED CAUSING PT TO FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 66 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
66 YO RAN INTO BED RAIL CONTUSION CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT BUMPED LEG ON BED RAIL,DID NOT FALL AT HOME - DX 1ST DEGREE CONTUSION LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
RAIL WAS LEFT DOWN , PATIENT TURNED OVER AND FELL OUT OF BED AT NURSING HOME LOW BACK AND HEAD CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Tables
84 YOF CLIMBED OVER BED RAILS AND STRUCK HEAD/ NECK ON NIGHTSTAND. HEA D LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT AT THE NURSING HOME WHEN THE BED RAIL CAME DOWN ONTO LEFT WRIST CON TUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
CAREGIVER HEARD BED RAILS SHAKING, PT HAD POSSIBLE SEIZURE, DX; CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL AND HIT LT ARM ON BED RAIL DX: RT ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
BACK PAIN AFTER LEANING OVER BED RAIL TO TAKE CARE OF HUSBAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT FOOT ON BEDRAIL LAST NIGHT, CONTUSION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
DEMENTATIVE DISORDER - FELL ONTO BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
54 YOM STRUCK ANKLE ON A BEDRAIL AT HOME #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT LOST BALANCE TOWARD BEDRAIL AND FELL OUT OF BED, STRIKING HEAD. DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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