Accidents - Hot tubs or home spas - 50+ years old - Year 2005

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,523
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	266	Head:	222
Knee:	145	Upper Trunk:	143
Face:	120	Lower Trunk:	107
Shoulder:	83	Wrist:	83
Finger:	76	Hand:	68
Foot:	66	Lower Arm:	46
Ankle:	30	Pubic Region:	15
Upper Arm:	15	Upper Leg:	15
Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
RADIUS FX-FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF HOTUB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT C/O BROKEN FOREARM. PT FELL GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB. DX FRACT LFT DIS TAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT GOT OUT OF HOT TUB AT YMCA AND FELL. DX: SYNCOPE, HEAD LAC 4 IN, BRADYCARDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
57 YO MALE SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING OUT OF *** AT TRUMP MARINABLUNT HEA D TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 53 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: Submersion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND PASSED OUT IN THE HOT TUB UNDERWATER FOR PR OLONGED PERIOD OF TIME NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT RT SIDE ON HOT TUB DX: RT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB. DX: R THIGH CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 53 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SITTING IN HOT TUB, AWOKE W/ ITCHING RASH TO R FOREARM, R LOWER LEG DX: HOT TUB DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Screwdrivers
PT WORKING ON HIS HOTTUB AT HOME WITH SCREWDRIVER WOUND TO HAND PUNCUTURE WOUND LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Chairs
4CM SCALP LAC-@ NURSING HOME-ON CHAIR IN *** TUB-CHAIR BROKE-PT FELL BA CK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
FELL IN HOT TUB SPRAIN SHOULDER
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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
67 YO FEMALE TRIPPED IN HOTEL ROOM AND STRUCK HEAD ON EDGE OF *** LACER ATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB AT HEALTH CLUB, HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL + LOC DX: SYNCOPE, CONCUSSION, HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
73 YO FEMALE FELL GETTING INTO *** BACK INJURY BACK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/15/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
IN HOT TUB AFTER DRINKING 6-8 GLASSES OF WINE, PASSED OUT, UNDER WATER ABOUT 3 MINUTES/ NEAR DROWNING, ETOH INTOX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PATIENT WAS RECEIVING WHIRL POOL TREATMENT AT THE NURSING HOME; SUDDENL Y BECAME SYNCOPAL; BROUGHT TO HOSPITAL. SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
82 YO FEMALE FELL AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON *** PLATFORM FRACTURE HUMER US
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT WAS GETTING INTO HIS JACCUZZI WHEN HE KNOCKED THE COVER OF THE INTAK E OFF HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND TESTICLES GOT SUCKED IN- CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SPENT EVENING IN HOT TUB 3 DAYS AGO, NOW C/O PAIN IN RT EAR, RT OTIT IS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
RIB CONTUSION: INSIDE HOT TUB TRYING TO PUT A COVER ON IT, SLIPPED, FALLING AGAINST TUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT. FELL OUT OF *** THIS AM AT NH. DX. CONT FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
BACK PAIN AFTER WAKING UP IN HER SPA LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2005	Age: 75 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: Hot tubs or home spas
PT IN A SPA FOR 10 MINUTES THEN FOUND UNRESPONSIVE- CARDIOPULMONARY ARR EST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
SKIN RASH-CAUSED BY HOT TUB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
53 YO MALE WAS FOUND LETHARGIC IN HOT TUB AT HOME ETOH - CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
76 Y/O M INJURED R SHOULDER WHEN FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB AT M OTEL. DX; R SHOULDER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
HAD 2 BEERS, WAS IN ***, STOOD UP TO GET OUT, FELL STRUCK HEADCONTUSION HEAD, ETOH INTOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SLIPPED GETTING INTO HOT TUB. DX: L BIMALLEOLAR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
SPA CRUSHED FINGER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
LEFT KNEE CONTUSION-SLIPPED IN * AT THE * AND FELL STRIKING LEFT KN EE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB WAS LIGHTHEADED FELL FORWARD HIT FOREHEAD DX FA CIAL ABR/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hot tubs or home spas, Floors or flooring materials
72 YO MALE WAS IN SPA, CAME OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT. AT *, SLIPPED AFTER GOT OUT OF *. DX. CONT R/L KNEES, STRAINB KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT WAS GETTING INTO A HOT TUB, WHEN SHE STEPPED HER KNEE FLEXED MORE TH AN IT NORMALLY DOES. C/O KNEE PAINAND SWELLING DX: L KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
FELL GETTING OUT OF HOT TUB DX. WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
KNEE STRAIN-TWISTED KNEE WHILE GETTING INTO HOTTUB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
GETTING INTO NEW TUB - HIT FOOT ON AERATOR JET LACERATION LATERAL ASPECT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT WAS EXITING A HOT TUB FELL ABOUT TWO FEET STRIKING CHEST ON THE HAND LE OF THE HOT TUB CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
73 YO MALE FELL IN HOT TUB AT CASINO CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/21/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
PT SAT IN A HOT TUB WAY TO LONG TODAY INHALED STEAM NOSE STARTED TO BLE ED- EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hot tubs or home spas
RADIAL HEAD FX-FELL INTO AN ALMOST EMPTY HOT TUB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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