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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 917
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	161
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	47
Year 2002:	35
Year 2003:	106
Year 2004:	68
Year 2005:	11
Year 2006:	284
Year 2007:	76
Year 2009:	106

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/28/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FX UPR LEG- FELL WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Metal containers
25 YOF INJURED RIGHT UPPER LEG, WHEELCHAIR BOUND, SLIPPED ON *** CAN AT SHCOOL, LANDED ON RIGHT FEMUR.DX-RIGHT FEMUR FRACTURE, ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT WHEELCHAIR INJURED LEG ON FLOOR FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/24/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Motor vehicles or parts
RIDING IN WHEELCHAIR IN *** THAT STOPPED QUICKLY, WHEELCHAIR SEATBELT B ROKE, PT WENT FOREWARD INTO DASH BOARD/ DISTAL FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PARAPLEGIC FROM GSW, NOW W/ "RUBBING INJURY" TO THIGHS FROM WHEELCHAIR DX: FRICTION SORES ON B OUTER THIGHS, INGROWN TOENAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
SWELLING TO RIGHT KNEE TODAY ; PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR X1 WEEK AGO. D: SUSPECTED FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
THIGH STRAIN-@ HOME-HELPING TRANSFER GRANDMOTHER FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOI LET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND LANDED ON KNEE FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR AND FELT HIP POP OUT AND THEN SLIDE BAC K INTO PLACE. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
WHEELCHAIR DEPENDANT CF PT WAS BEING MOVED FROM BED TO WHEELCHAIR WHEN MOM HEARD A SNAP. DX: FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT HAS SORE TO UPPER LEG CAUSED BY WHEELCHAIR. DX: CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. FELL FROM HER WHEELCHAIR WHILE GOING UPHILL DX: RT. SUPRACONDYLAR FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
UPPER LEG FRACTURE, FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS BEING PUSHED B BROTHER IN WHEELCHAIR & IT FELL OVER W/PT FALLING OUT. DX: L FEMUR FX, R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN BEING TRANSFERED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED AND CA RGIVER FELL AGAINST HIM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR AT HOME. DX-FEMUR FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: R DISTAL FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CAN'T COMMUNICATE, THINK SHE SLIPPED BETWEEN CAR AND WHEELCHAIR;FEMU R AND TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. IN WHEELCHAIR WAS IN THE CROSSWALK & GOT HIT ON RT. SIDE & KNEES BY A PICK-UP TRUCK. RT. LEG INJURED. DX: FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT FEMUR FX-PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR LANDING ON LEFT LEG. LEG IS SWOLL EN AND IS BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
SHE FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ON DIDEWALK HURTING HER HIP DX UPPER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT SCHOOL. DX: LEFT FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FRACTURED UPPER LEG WHEN FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
RT THIGH & HIP CTS-FELL WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/1997	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/04/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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