Accidents - Wheelchairs - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,671
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	6
Year 1999:	23
Year 2000:	122
Year 2001:	134
Year 2002:	66
Year 2003:	169
Year 2004:	142
Year 2005:	42
Year 2006:	249
Year 2007:	326
Year 2008:	36
Year 2009:	68
Year 2010:	283

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
19 YOM PLAYING AROUND IN WHEELCHAIR AT HOME, POPPED A WHEELIE AND CUT LOWER LEG. DX-LAC LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
24 Y/O FEMALE HAD A TATOO DONW 4 DAYS AGO ON LEG TODAY HIT LEG ON A WHEELCHAIR AT HOME AREA PAINFUL DX: CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
25 YOM FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR. DX LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
18 Y/O/F IN WHEELCHAIR IN VAN MVC FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND INJURED LE G DX/ RIGHT LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELLL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR DX: TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
16 YO M W/MRCP HAS LEG WRAPPED AROUND WHEELCHAIR WHILE BEING PULLED UP FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Sinks
23YOM FELL WHEN BEING TRANSFERRED FROM A WHEELCHAIR TO THE TOILET SUPPO RTING SELF W/SINK WHEN THE SINK BROKE C/O LEG PAIN.DX:TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
TIB/ FIB FX-21YOM-PREVIOUSLY INJURED-THEN TODAY HIT THE LEG OF A WHEELC HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
H'TMA LWR LEG- FELL WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT STATES JAMMED LEG WHEN IN WHEELCHAIR , CAUSING CAST ON LEG TO CRUSH CAUSING PAIN DX: REINJURED PAIN TO LOW LEG/ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
^23YO HISP MALE TWISTED LOWER & UPPER LEG WHILE BEING TRANSFERED FROM CAR TO WHEELCHAIR,DX R LEG CONTUSION - CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
DAD STATES PUTTING PT INTO WHEELCHAIR, LEG UNDER HIM AND SAT ON IT, PT ACTING LIKE HE IS IN PAIN, ALSO W/SWELLING; TIBIA/FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
DX L ANK SPRAIN-CANNOT R/O DISTAL FIBULAR FX: GET'G OUT WHEELCHAIR LAST NOC TURN'G FELT POP TO L ANK AND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT W/ SEV. MRCP. RIDING IN A NEW WHEELCHAIR 9 DAYS AGO. CAUSED IRRITATI ON TO BACK OF L CALF. NOT HEALING. DX L LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Bathtubs or showers
RT TIB/FIB FX.PT WAS MOVING FROM A WHEELCHAIR TO TUB AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, SCRAPING LOWER LEG ON PEGS OF WHEELCHAIR, LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O SWELLING TO LOWER LEGS AND ABRASION TO R LOWER LEG S/P SCRAPED B Y A WHEELCHAIR DX: BILATERAL LOWER LEG EDEMA, DM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR , AND RECIEVED ABRASION TO LOWER LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WITH FRACTURED LEG, IN TRANSFER INTO WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LAC L LOWER LEG; STATES WAS @ NEW HOUSE & FELL INTO WHEELCHAIR CUTTING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
PT ON MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR, COMING DOWN RAMP, FOOT SLIPPED OFF FOOT PED AL, PT HIT TRUCK. DX. FX R DISTAL TIBIA/FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: L DISTAL TIBIA FX W/HARDWARE FAILURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CONTUSED LOWER LEG ON WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/11/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELCHAIR BOUND PT HAS BLISTER ON BACK OF LOWER LEG, BROKE OPEN W/REDN NESS/DRAINAGE; LIKELY DUE TO RUBBING AGAINST WHEELCHAIR, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Motor vehicles or parts
PT IN WHEELCHAIR WHILE ON BUS. DRIVER DID NOT SECURE CHAIR AND BUS STOP PED SUDDENLY. D: SHIN CONTUSIONS, LEG MUSCLE STRAIN, BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LOWER LEG CT-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS PRACTICING DRIVING SKILLS IN WHEELCHAIR STUMBLED LANDING ON RIGH T LEG FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PRESSURE ULCER FROM NEW PAD ON WHEELCHAIR SIX WEEKS AGO. DX: GRADE 2 P RESSURE ULCER LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Fences or fence posts
PATIENT FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR & HIT HER LT TIBIA AGAINST A POST SUFFERING A CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR , INJ LEGS&KNEES " CONT/ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
RT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT RAN WHEELCHAIR OVER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
DX LEFT SHIN LACERATION: CUT ON WHEELCHAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR, PT WAS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM HOME TO THE CAR DX: MINOR SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA TO LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PATIENT GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR TO GET ON COUCH AT HOME, FELT POP AND PAIN IN LOWER LEG; TIBIA/FIBULA PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME WHILE TRANSFERRING TO BED. D: FIBULA HEAD FX, ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
RT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT INJURED LOWER LEG ON A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OFF SIDE OF WHEELCHAIR WITH LT LEG INJURY C/O PN, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
PARAPLEGIC PT GOT LEG SMASHED BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR AND WALL. D: LOWER EXT REMITY CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O RT LEG PAIN. PT RAN INTO BUSH IN WHEELCHAIR. DX CONT AND ABRASIO N TO LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LOWER LEG CT-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ON A SIDEWALK-@ THE PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
17 YO F FELL OUT WHEELCHAIR WHEN WHEEL FELL OFF FX TIB-FIB CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
HIT LEG ON WHEELCHAIR - LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Day wear
CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN SHIRT CAUGHT ON WHEELCHAIR CONTROL AND RAN INTO SOMETHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
STRUCK LEG ON WHEELCHAIR LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELCHAIR BOUND PT- HAS HAD LEFT LOWER EXTREM. SWELLING FOR 2 DAYS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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