Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,987
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	520	Foot:	454
Upper Trunk:	261	Head:	193
Toe:	179	Face:	111
Wrist:	85	Hand:	80
Shoulder:	40	Knee:	15
Pubic Region:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
N/H PT FELL OUT FO BED WHEN SOMEONE LEFT HER BED RAILS DOWN PT THI FAC E ON FLOOR HAS MAXILLARY FX AND ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 85 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
PT WITH HEAD LAC, HIT ON BED RAILING AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2007	Age: 62 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
STRUCK HEAD ON A BED RAIL AT NURSING HOME - LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 59 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
PT FELL UNTO BED RAILS, CONTUSION OF RIGHT RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
BECAME DIZZY,FELL,HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL AT NURSING HOME LACERATION EYEBROW HEAD CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT DX LT KNEE ABRASION - S/P PT WAS LEANING ON THE BED RAIL AT NURSING HOME WHEN SHE FELL DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
82YOF ACCIDENTLY STRUCK TOE OFF BED RAIL,WHILE AT HOME; TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 56 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: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO BEDRAILS HITTING RIGHT RIBS, RIGHT RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT HAND ON BEDRAIL, GOUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT STRUCK FOOT AGAINST BED RAILS LAST NIGHT, DX: CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
PT CAUGHT LOWER R LEG ON BED RAIL @ HOME CAUSING HEMATOMA TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 52 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, Beds or bedframes
CLIMBED OVER RAIL,FELL OUT OF BED AT NSG. HOME HEAD CONTUSION CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Bleachers
FRACTURE AT BASE OF THE FIFTH METATARSAL - HIT BED RAIL THIS A.M., THEN HIT BLEACHER TONIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LAC TO EAR WHEN STRUCK ON A BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	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: Other
Product: Bed rails
SACRAL PAIN-HIT AREA ON BED RAIL-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Clocks
ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL ATTEMPTING TO TURN ALARM CLOCK OFF. DX-LACERATION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 61 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 HIT LEG ON BED RAIL AT HOME DX: LACERATION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LAC FACE - BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
HIT RAIL ON BED @ NURSING HOME DX FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
GENITALIA CT-STRADDLE INJURY ON BEDRAIL-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT LEG ON SIDERAIL OF BED & HAS LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PT FOUND ON FLOOR WITH ARM CAUGHT IN SIDERAIL OF BED AT NURSING HOME FOOT PAIN - NO OTHER INJURY STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CONTUSION LEFT FOOT-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEFT FOOT AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST BED RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
HIT LEG ON BED RAIL @ NURSING HOME DX LLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN BUMPING INTO A METAL BEDRAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT LACERATED LOWER LEFT LEG ON BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
75YOM PULLING ON BED RAILS FLEXOR TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT STS 2DAYS AGO LEANING OVER BED RAIL,FELT POP IN L RIB AREA,C/O L RIB PAIN, DX L RIB CONTUSION,CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT INJURED HER TOE ON A BEDRAIL. DX: FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT FIFTH PHALANX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT STATES SHE FELL ON THE SIDE RAIL AT HOME. DX. FX 9TH RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 56 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
PT STRUCK LEG ON BED RAILING 3 DAYS AGO , AREA RED AND PAINFUL DX: CELLULITITS LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO HEAD WHEN GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM AND FELLHIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
70 YOM FX SECOND TOE ON R FOOT WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT IN BEDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION SECONDARY TO HITTING FOOT ON BEDRAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON BED RAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
NH STAFF SAYS PT CLIMBS THROUGH BED SIDE RAILS, FELL IN FLOOR. DX. L C LAVICLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
RT FOOT CAUGHT IN BEDRAIL AT HOME LAST NIGHT FX TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
HIT LEG ON BED RAILING HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	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
BUMPED HEAD ON SIDE BED RAIL @ NURSING HOME DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
DROPPED A BED RAIL ON FOOT DX- (R) FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL OVER BED RAILING. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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