Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,591
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	289
Year 2004:	428
Year 2005:	304
Year 2006:	279
Year 2007:	520
Year 2008:	399
Year 2010:	369

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 71 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: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
71YOF, ON ***, ACC HIT SHIN ON BED RAILING, NO NOT ABLE TO CTRL BLEEDIN G>>AVULSION/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
60YOF BENT OVER TO PULL A TOTE AT HOME & TRIPPED ON BED RAILING RAILING, FALLING ONTO COUCH CUSHIONS SUSTAINING BILAT LEG CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
57 YO M, C/O RIGHT LOWER LEG BLEEDING AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST BED RAIL , DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LEG LAC. 89 YOF GOT LEG CAUGHT IN BED RAILING IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 80 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
80 YOF-LACERATED RLE ON BED RAIL DX LAC RLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 71 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, Wheelchairs
71YOWF R LEG LAC W/LAREG HEMATOMA WHEN PT RAN INTO A METAL BED RAIL WH ILE DRIVING HER MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR. DX. LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 86 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
86 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT CUT LOWER LEG ON BED RAIL AT HOME. DX; 6 C M LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
82YOM, SORES TO LOWER LEG X 1 WEEK SINCE GETTING CAUGHT IN BEDRAIL AT H OME, CELLULITIS R LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 91 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
91 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN STRUCK IT ON METAL BED RAIL AT HOME. DX; LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2008	Age: 82 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
82 Y/O CUT LOWER LEG ON BED RAIL AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 97 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
SCRAPED LEG ON A BED RAIL ABRASION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
54 YO F CONTUSION TO LEG HIT LEG ON BED RAIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED OVER A BED RAIL AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX: LEFT TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 65 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
RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A BED RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 88 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
INJURED LOWER LEG ON BEDRAIL FEW DAYS AGO, NO TREATMENT. DX-LAC. RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	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
NURSING HOME PT HAD R LOWER LEG CAUGHT IN BED RAILS CONTUSED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 58 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
LEFT SHIN LAC, PT HIT LEG ON A BED RAIL
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: 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: 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: 06/24/2007	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: 06/04/2007	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: 05/06/2007	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: 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: 03/05/2007	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 12/24/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT LEG ON METAL BED RAIL DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
79 YOF FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG DURING A TRANSFER BY HITTING LEG ON BED RAIL YESTERDAY AT NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
RT LOWER LEG HEMATOMA.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND AND HIT LOWER LE G ON A BED RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 64 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
PT. FELL OVER BED RAILS IN SON'S GARAGE, LARGE LAC TO L SHIN. DX. LAC R LEG/CONTUSION L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
PAJAMA LEG CAGHT ON BED RAIL AND FELL TO FLOOR DX- SPRIAL FRACTURE RIGHT TIB FIB
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT LEG ON BEDRAIL; LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 93 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: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A METAL BED RAIL AT HOME LACERATION LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 83 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, Floors or flooring materials
LACERATON TO THE LEFT LEG AFTER FALLING TO THE FLOOR AND CUTTING IT ON THE BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 70 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
PT CUT L.LEG ON BED RAIL THIS AM SUSTAINED" LT SHIN LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2004	Age: 88 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 BUMPED LEG ON BED RAIL. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CONTUSION R LEG - FELL WHEN BED RAIL BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 92 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
LEG CAUGHT ON BEDRAIL DX. TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 51 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
DROPPED A BED RAIL ON LEG/ FX RT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME HIT LEG ON BED RAIL DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 84 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: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
SLIPPED DOWN BESIDE BED, HURT LEG ON RAIL DX L LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Bed rails
HIT LEG AGAINST BED RAIL L LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 83 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: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
L LEG LAC/83YOF HIT LEG AGAINT METAL BED RAIL CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
77 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LAC TO LEG.PT STRUCK LEG ON A BED RAIL @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 68 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
PATIENT STUMBLED AT HOME AND HIT HER LEG ON A BED RAIL. DX-RIGHT SHIN ABRASION, HEMATOMA LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 60 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 RAN INTO A METAL BED RAIL AT HOME. DX-5CM LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT L LAT CALF SHIN ON BED RAIL AT NH. DX. LAC. L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 55 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
55 YO F SCRAPED L LOWER LEG ON BED RAIL. DX LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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