Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,551
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	296	Lower Trunk:	177
Foot:	157	Finger:	148
Neck:	143	Lower Arm:	137
Upper Trunk:	116	Toe:	107
Hand:	106	Elbow:	84
Face:	30	Shoulder:	15
Ankle:	15	Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
58 Y/O W/FM BRUISED NECK WHEN HIT NECK ON BEDRAIL AT THE NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
90YOF SLID OFF EDGE OF BED STRUCK HEAD ON BED RAIL FELL ONTO FLOOR, INJURED BACK;HEAD HEMATOMA,BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails, Ceilings and walls
PT TRIED TO CRAWL OUT OF BED AND HEAD BECAME STUCK BETWEEN RAIL & WALL AT NURSING HOME. DX: NECK PX, OLD STABLE C2 FX, OLD SDH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
55 YR OLD HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT HOME LAST NIGHT DX/ HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
61YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME CAUGHT R FOOT UNDER BEDFRAME-BANGED- TWISTED INTO RAILING,DX R ANKLE SPRAIN,POSS AVULSION FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
86YOWF UNWITNESSED FALL AT NH, FOUND IN BETWEEN 2 METAL BED RAILS. DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC, LAC SCALP, FX C2.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED AND HIT BED RAIL, SUS LAC TO FACE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
CHEST WALL PAIN, PT LEANED OVER BED RAIL AND FELT POP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT ELBOW ON EDGE OF BEDRAIL, CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 71 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, Footwear
CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND/ WRIST, SHOULDER, & FOOT - GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN BEDRAIL 2 WEEKS AGO; HURT SHOULDER & HAND/WRIST BY TRIPPING ON SHOELACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
DX HX OF DJD/BURSISTIS L SH: STAND'G ON RAIL'G OF BED, SLIP'D & FELL,HI T'G HER L SH & MID-BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT KICKED BED RAIL. DX; FRACTURE TO 5TH TOE, RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 84 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
PT FELL AND HIT BED RAILS, DX: HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT RIGHT PINKY ON BED RAIL AT *** LACERATION HAND LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 53 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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
ACC DROPPED BY *** WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM BED TO THE STRETCHER O N WAY TO DIALYSIS. STRUCK HEAD ONTO BED RAIL>>CONTS/RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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
HURT FOOT ON BEDRAIL AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-CONTUSION FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
WAS LEANING ON BED RAIL TO HELP HUSBAND FOREARM SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
SLIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO BED, HIT HEAD ON RAILING DX:FX FEMORAL HEAD, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 57 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: Other
Product: Bed rails
TRIPPED&FELL HITTING CHEST WALL AGAINST THE BED RAIL C/O>>RIB PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF AN ELBOW ON A BED RAIL OF HIS BED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails, Paper products
PT SUSTAINED RIB STRAIN WHEN SHE LEANED OVER TO GET A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER AND WAS CAUGHT ON THE BED RAIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
HIT HAND ON SIDE RAIL OF BED AT THE NURSING HOME. DXX-HAND PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT L FOOT ON BED RAILS 1 WK AGO, SOAKING AND NO IMPROVEMENT, FOOT SWOLLEN AND BRUISED TOES. DX. ABRA TOES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT SLIPPED ON WATER AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL, CONTUSION TO FOREHEA D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT DX LT HAND CONTUSION - DUE TO BEDRAIL FELL ON HER HAND AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
@ 4AM NOTICED LEG WAS CAUGHT IN THE BED RAILING, NOW WITH KNEE PAIN >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT SUS CONTUSION TO FINGER AFTER HITTING IT ON SIDE OF BED RAIL%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL AGAINST HER BED RAILING AT HOME, INJURED SIDE, CONTSUION TO LOW ER SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 84 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: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
FELL OVER SIDERAIL OUT OF BED AT NURSING HOME CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
BED RAIL FELL DOWN ON PATIENT'S FINGER AT NURSING HOME. DX. FINGER FX.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT FOOT ON BED RAILS/ LAC TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT RT HAND ON BED RAIL PTA DX CONTUSION RT INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
FELL OVER THE BEDRAIL INJURING THE RIGHT HIP. DX RIGHT HIP FRACTURE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
93YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL OUT OF BED,STRUCK FOREARM ON BED RAIL; FOREARM LACERATION,8CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS REACHING DOWN FOR SOMETHING UNDER HER BED WHEN SHE HIT THE SIDE RAILING OF HER BED CAUSING A HEAD LAC. DX: CHI,SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OVER RAIL ON BED AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT NURSING HOME, PT IS B LIND, DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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