Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 646
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
ABRASION FOREARM, SYNCOPE - 72 YOF WAS GETTING UP FROM TOILET, FAINTED AND FELL HITTING LEFT FOREARM, FOREHEAD AND STATES LEFT SIDE HURTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
82 YO MALE FELL AND HIT ARM ON TOILET AT HOME CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
89 YO FEMALE SLIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON TOILET LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
86 YO FEMALE FELL FROM COMMODE CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
86 Y/O F C/O RIGHT ARM INJURY - FELL OFF TOILET. DX: LACERATION RIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
76 YOF FELL OFF TOILET CONTUSIONS R L ARM
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
54 YO FEMALE GOT ARM CAUGHT IN TOILET BOWL TRYING TO REMOVE OBJECT THAT FELL IN RIGHT ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT FELL TRYING TO SIT ON TOILET. DX: L ARM SKIN TEARS, INAB TO CARE FOR SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
ARM LAC, PT FELL HITTING TOILET.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
DIZZY AND FELL ONTO RIGHT SIDE LAST NIGHT WHILE ON COMMODE. DIZZINESS, HYPOTENSION, DEMENTIA, ABRASION TO RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL ONTO TOILET WHILE USING WALKER 1 DAY PTA-D-X ACUTE 10 CM L FOREARM LACERATION REPAIRED,ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
RT ULNA FX-AT HOME-FELL OFF THE TOILET-HIT THE BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Toilets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL OFF TOILET AND HIT ARM ON TOILET PAPER HOLDER. DX: 2 R ARM AVULSION LACS, R ARM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
SLIPPED OFF TOILET FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
FRACTURE FOREARM - VICTIM PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE AFTER FALLIN G OFF THE TOILET - ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Poles
PT AT THE NURSING HOME STANDING AT THE TOILET WHEN HE FELL STRIKIN G HIS LEFT LOWER ARM AGAINST THE HANDICAP POLE FOR SUPPORT- FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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