Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,410
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	493
Year 2004:	234
Year 2005:	77
Year 2006:	402
Year 2007:	193
Year 2008:	470
Year 2009:	296
Year 2010:	242

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 96 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
96 YOF PRESENT TO THE ER AFTER SHE STRUCK THE RT SIDE OF HER FACE ON TH E RAIL OF BED EARLIER TONIGHT DX - BLUNT HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
81YOF, SUSTAINED MECH FALL WITH IMPACT OF HEAD AGAINST BED RAIL VS BED POST>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
73YOF, FELL HITTING FOREHEAD AGAINST SIDE RAIL OF BED VS AGAINST THE FL OOR>>SDH/LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2010	Age: 89 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
89YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL. DX. HEAD INJURY, HEAD ABRASION AND HEMATOMA.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
A 76 YOF FELL , HITTING HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
A 87 YOM CLIMBED O VER BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME AND FELL, CONTUSION TO H EAD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
94YOF ABR HEAD ON BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
92YOF ACCIDNETLY STRUCK HEAD ON SIDE OF BED RAIL INJURING SCALP; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
84YOF, REPORTS WAS WALKING IN HER ROOM WHEN TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD A GAINST THE BED RAILING NO LOC YET FORGETFUL>>CHI/CONTS
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: 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: 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: 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

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 61 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 LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL TONIGHT AT GROUP HOME. HIT HEAD ON BED RA IL. DX. LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2008	Age: 86 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
PT HAD FALL AND HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL. D: CHI, LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
GROUND LEVEL FALL AT HOME HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
57 YO FELL HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL WHILE GETTING INTO BED DX; HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
97 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT HEAD WHEN FELL ANDHIT BED RAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	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
CLIMBED OVER BED RAIL AT NURSING HOME AND FELL,HIT HEAD CONCUSSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	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, HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NH/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Bed rails
FELL STRUCK HEAD ON BED RAIL AT HOME C/O RT LEG PAI DX CONCUSSION AND RT TIB FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 03/16/2006	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: 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

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
92 YO FELL OUT BED HIT HEAD ON FLOOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 81 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 BED RAIL DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 90 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
FELL OUT OF BED LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 93 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, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT CLIMED OVER THE BEDRAILS AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL ON THE FLOOR, BUMPED HEAD. DX-CONTUSION HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2005	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A BEDRAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 74 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
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON BED RUNNER/ RAILS AT HOME. DX: 10 CM LACERATION TO SCALP OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT FELL HIT HEAD ON SIDE RAILING OF BED. DX: HEMATOMA ON HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON BEDRAILDX HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SCALP LACERATION - STRUCK HEAD ON BEDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
NURSING HOME RESIDENT GETTING OUT OF BED , FELL HITTING BEDRAIL THEN FLOOR. DX HEAD TRAUMA WITH LAC OCCIPITAL REGION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
79 Y/O F C/O FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL. DX; HEAD CONTUSION- SCALP L AC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 101 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
FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON BED FRAME - OCCIPITAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SLID OFF BED AND HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 57 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, Beds or bedframes
57 YO F FELL OUT OF BED LAST PM STRIKING HEAD ON BED RAILING. DX HEADAC HE, MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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