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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,209
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT SCHOOL DX: ABRASION RT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT INJURED WRIST WHILE LIFTING WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS TRYING TO TRANSFER TO WHEELCHAIR AND SLIPPED ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FX L WRIST, PT PREVENTING HIS MOTHER FROM A FALL, STRUCK THE WHEELCHAIR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ROM LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PAINFUL R WRIST, HIT ON WHEELCHAIR AT NH. DX. CONT. R WRIST/ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| RIGHT WRIST CONT., PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR, SPRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT CAUGHT WRIST IN WHEELCHAIR SPOKES AT HOME. DX: SPRAIN TO WRIS T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes |
| LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED AND BENT W RIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT LOADING WHEELCHAIR INTO RV SOMEHOW INJURED ARM SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| R WRIST SPRAIN: MECHANICAL CONTROLLED WHEELCHAIR MALFUNCTION: WHEELS DISENGAGED, INJURED R WRIST/HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR PUTHAND THROUGH WINDOW. DX: 3 CM LAC R WRIST & R 3/4 DIGITS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR REACHING FOR BOOK DX: R SCAPHOID FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FRACTURED A WRIST BY FALLING OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: R WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT INJURED GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR; WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WRIST AGAINST WHEELCHAIR; CONTUSION OF RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHEELCHAIR NOT LOCKED, FELL TO FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO GET UP OUT OF WC. DX. FX R WRIST, R DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: R WRIST FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PEDESTRIAN IN WHEELCHAIR STRUCK BY CAR JUST AFTER STARTING OUT. KNOCKED OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. LANDED ON HANDS/HIP. D: WRIST SPRAIN, ABRAS/CONTUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AND STRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 91 YO FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT. IS PARALIZED FROM WAIST DOWN & USES A WHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND,NOW HAVING PAIN IN WRISTS. DX; C.T.S. BIL WRISTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT USING W/C TRIPPED FELL OFF LANDING ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND SUSTAINED " WRIST FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AT BEHAVORIAL HEALTH. DX-BILATERAL WRIST ABRASION, DEMENTIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 96 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PATIENT FELL AT THE NURSING HOME TRYING TO GET FROM WHEELCHAIR TO MEDICAL BED. DX-WRIST AND HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT TWISTED HAND MANEUVERING WHEELCHAIR. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LEFT WRIST STRAIN.PT HIT WRIST ON WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| COLLES WRIST FX-FELL OVER FOOTRESTS OF WHEELCHAIR-@ NURSING HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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