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Lethal accidents - Wheelchairs - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 784
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:96
Year 1998:66
Year 1999:133
Year 2000:35
Year 2001:16
Year 2002:174
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:58
Year 2005:15
Year 2007:61
Year 2009:22
Year 2010:86
Lethal Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:6
26-50 years old:35
50+ years old:742
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:356Upper Trunk:151
Head:114Lower Trunk:77
Lower Leg:66Unkown:18

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/11/2010Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
93 YOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 08/11/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
62 YOM PT FOUND SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR SLUMPED OVER & NOT BREATHING. SU DDEN CARDIAC DEATH.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 05/24/2009Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
H/O MD, FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR EARLIER IN DAY, NO LOC, HAD LEG PAIN, DAD WOKE TO PT FOAMING AT MOUTH, "BROWN STUFF" OVER FACE; CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/21/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME, HIT HEAD,-CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 12/22/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FOUND DOWN IN *** PARKING LOT WITH ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR ON TOP ONHIM. UNCONSCIOUS/UNRESPONSIVE. D:CODE ARREST, HEAD INJURY. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/11/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS IN DIALYSIS, FOUND UNRESPONSIVE SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR, DX CARDIO PULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 05/01/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
PEDESTRIAN IN WHEELCHAIR GOING ACROSS STREET WHEN STRUCK BY CAR. ETOH O DOR. D: CARDIAC ARREST. DIED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Wheelchairs
PEA. FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR THEN CODED AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD IN ER.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 12/22/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
PT RESIDENT AT NURSING HOME FELL OUT WHEELCHAIR STRIKING HEAD
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 12/06/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
NURSING HOME PATIENT IN X-RAY DEPARTMENT AT HOSPITAL, FOUND SLUMPED OVER IN WHEELCHAIR FOLLOWING X-RAY. DX CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/27/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OFF WHEELCHAIR -PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A CAR IN A PARKING LOT TRAUMA RIGHT HEMOTHORAX INTRA ABDOMINAL / CLOSED HEAD INJURY EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 02/24/2002Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
CARDIAC ARREST-AFTER SHE FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME-PT EXPIRED IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 03/31/2001Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 11/22/2000Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: UnkownDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/07/2000Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Street or highwayFire:
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/15/1999Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 07/15/1999Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 12/28/1998Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 04/29/1997Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 01/09/1997Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire:
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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