Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Neck

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 674
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Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets, Ceilings and walls
S/P FALL: REACHING FOR BEDSIDE COMMODE, LOST BALANCE, FELL INTO WALL, KNOCKING SOME DRYWALL IN, CERVICAL TENDERNESS, AT NRSG HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
84 YO F FRACTURED FACET C4, LOST BALANCE GETTING OFF TOILET HIT HEAD ON SHOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL OFF TOILET AND HIT TUB. DX: CERVICAL FX W/O CORD INJURY, HEAD CONT, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
80YFC SLIPPED OFF TOILET HIT HEAD AND C/O NECK PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT FELL AND HIT TOILET. DX: R RIB CONT, CERVICAL SPRAIN, HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT C/O THE DEVIL THREW HER OFF THE TOILET AND CHOKED HER. DX; NECK ABRA SIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
91 YO FELL OFF TOILET FELL ON FLOOR INJURED NECK FX CERVICAL VERTEBRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT FELL WHILE ON THE TOILET STRUCK HEAD STRAINED NECK BUT ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
LOST BALANCE AS SHE WAS GETTING OFF COMMODE AT HOME; FELL TO FLOOR. FRA CTURE OF CERVICAL SPINE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT SLIPPED AT HOME ON TOILET WHEN WENT TO ANSWER PHONE, HIT FACE, BRUIS E TO R EYE, C/O NECK PAIN. DX. C2 FX, SUBDURAL BLEED, LAC BRIDGE OF N
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL AND WEDGED HEAD BETWEEN THE TOILET AND THE BATHTUB AT HOME AND FRACTURED NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Ceilings and walls
PT WENT TO BATHROOM FELL IN BETWEEN TOILET AND WALL. DX: DOA DUE TO LA RYNGEAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PATIENT WAS SITTING ON THE COMMODE, GOT DIZZY, FELL. DX-NECK STRAIN, HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF OF TOILET. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Toilets
PT DEVELOPED NECK PAIN REACHING FOR PAPER WHEN SITTING ON TOILET DX: NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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