Accidents - Bathtubs or showers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,517
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Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
UNABLE TO GET OUT OF TUB,RAILS ON WRONG SIDE;STAYED THERE FOR 6 HOURS;W ANTS TO BE CHECKED;BODY ACHES NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
NEAR SYNCOPE - FELL,STRUCK ELBOW ON SHOWER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL, HIT HEAD ON TUB DX. DIZZINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Day wear
PATIENT IS CONFUSED, SHE WAS FOUND IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME FULLY DRESSED SHE IS NOT SURE IF SHE FELL. DX ALTERED MENTAL STATUS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL INTO TUB WHILE IN THE BATHROOM AT HOME (NO DOCUMENTED INJ) DX:SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
76 YOF FELL IN BATHTUB CONTUSION MULTIPLE SITES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
GOT WEAK IN TUB DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
GOT WEAK IN SHOWER DX. SHOTNESS OF BREATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
GOT WEAK IN TUB DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
89 YOF WAS TAKING A BATH THIS AM WHEN SHE BECAME VERY HOT & EXPERIENCED SYNCOPY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT FINISHED DOING WATER AEROBICS AT *, WHILE SHOWERING BECAME NAUSEATED, DIAPHORETIC, JUST BEGAN TAKING *. DX DRUG EFFECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN BATHROOM, HIT HEAD ON TUB, DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
81 YO M SHOWERING FELL INJURED MULTIPLE SITES MUSCULOSKELTAL STRAIN,MULTIPLE SITES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
DEHYDRATION,MALNUTRITION - LAID DOWN IN BATHTUB,UNABLE TO GET OUT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS-SLIPPED & FELL IN BATHTUB AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT TAKING SHOWER AT HOME, PASSED OUT, ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
=52YOF FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME INJ TO HIP DX/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials
AFTER SHOWER PASSED OUT ON BATHROOM FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE, BRADYCARDIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
GOT WEAK GETTING OUT OF TUB DX. CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
MIDSTERNAL CHEST PAIN BEGAN AFTER SHOWERING AT HOME AT 1600.DX NEW ONSE T ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT LOSS STRENGTH WHILE IN THE SHOWER, BECAME WEAK WITH FACIAL DROOPDX:S YNCOPE, POSSIBLE CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL GETTING OUT OF TUB DX. WEAKNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
DOING YARD WORK, CAME IN TAKING SHOWER, DIZZY, N/V, SYNCOPE. SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN BATH TUB, BECAME UNCONSCIOUSDX: RESPIRATORY ARREST, SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
HIT HEAD ON SIDEOF BATHTUB AFTER PASSING OUT FROM DRINKING ETOH 15 MINP TA-DX- ACUTE VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT FOUND UNCONSCIOUS/UNRESPONSIVE IN BATHTUB. ETOHD: ALCOHOL INTOX ICATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
GOT WEAK GETTING INTO TUB DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
GOT WEAK IN SHOWER DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials
GOT WEAK GETTING OUT OF TUB, FELL ON FLOOR DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
INJURED AT HOME FELL IN SHOWER NOW R SIDE PAIN AND SOB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
GOT WEAK TAKING SHOWER DX. DYSPNEA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Adhesives
WORKING IN SHOWER @ HOME, GLUING MOLDING & "FAINTED", FELL OFF STEP STOOL, AWOKE LYING IN TUB. DX BASILAR VERTEBRAL INSUFFICIENCY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT GETTING OUT OF TUB AND FELL UNSTABLE ANGINA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
53 Y.O. W MALE W/SYNCOPAL EPISODE. PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE & FELL IN THE SHOWER @ HOME. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
TAKING SHOWER. FAMILY HEARD A CRASH. TO ER UNRESPONSIVE. DIAGNOSIS WAS CARDIAC ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Bathtubs or showers
TAKES 1/2 OF VICODAN FOR PAIN, TOOK ONE INSTEAD, DIZZY, FELL HIT B ACK ON TUB. LETHARGY 2ND TO PAIN/ANXIETY MEDICATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN TUB DX. CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN TUB DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE IN THE SHOWER AT HOME IS A DIABETIC TAKE S *** DX- HYPOGLYCEMIC REACTION TO MEDICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Nonelectric toothbrushes
AFTER SHOWER BRUSHING TEET, LIGHT HEADED, WEAK, PASSED OUT, IN AND OUT OF IT FOR ONE HR. NEAR SYNCOPE, RASH TO FACE/NECK, ANGIOEDEMA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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