Accidents - Hearing aids - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2005:	41
Year 2010:	63

Accidents - Age:

50+ years old:

105

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/01/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hearing aids, Floors or flooring materials
95 YO M FELL TO FLOOR AT HIS APT TRYING TO PICKUP HEARING AID BATTERY A DMITTED FOR DEHYDRATION FOUND 2 DAYS LATER DX ABRASION ELBOW***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hearing aids
PT. LEANED OVER TO PICK UP HEARING AIDE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL AT NH. DX. L HUMERAL FX (ELBOW), CONT FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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