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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 219
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2008:75
Year 2009:143

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/13/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: 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: 11/08/2009Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: 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: 10/01/2009Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: 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: 11/04/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
FELL AGAINST BED RAIL LAST NIGHT COMPLAINING OF NECK PAIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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