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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,375
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 53 YO F AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR PT WAS ADMITTED* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| STATES HE HAD JUST GOT IN HIS MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR TO GO TO THE KITCHEN TO EAT WHEN HE WENT UNRESPONSIVE. DX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND GOT UP FROM WHEELCHAIR AND PASSED OUT ONTO FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME, WAS CONFUSED AFTER FALL, HAS AL TERED MENTAL STATUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 87 Y/O TRIED TO GET OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Alcohol |
| WHEELCHAIR BROKE ON STREET. FELL. DRINKING ETOH. ABD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Elevators or other lifts |
| 72YO WHITE FEMALE IN WHEELCHAIR IN ELEVATOR,TOUCHED BOTTON-SPARKS CAME OUT-SHOCKED PT UP ARM INTO CHEST-KNOCKED OUT OF W/C,DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| AT CHURCH USING WHEELCHAIR, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, DX; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT HAD FALL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR IN NURSING HOME. SAYS "LOST BALANCE & FEL L. D:MECHANICAL FALL, SYNCOPE, SUBTHERAPEUTIC INR, RENAL FAILURE. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT IS A QUADRIPLEGIC ON A WHEELCHAIR IN A BOAT AND SLID OUT OF THE BOAT INTO THE WATER NEAR DROWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| MYALGIAS AND ARTHRALGIAS ALL OVER - SLIPPED DOWN GETTING INTO WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM A WHEELCHAIR, DX FALL,SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL BACKWARDS FROM THE WHEELCHAIR AND HIT HER HEAD. NO FX'S NORMAL EXAM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PARAPLEGIC PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR. LETHARGIC AND WEAK. D: UTI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT C/O WEAKNESS AND CONFUSION AFTER FALLING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR 2 WEEKS A GO. D: GENARALIZED WEAKNESS, HYPONATREMIA, HYPOKALEMIA. ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT STOOD UP FROM THE WHEELCHAIR, FELL AND HIT HIS CHEST ON THE WHEEL CHAIR, C/O PAIN ALL OVER. GENERALIZED WEAKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Alcohol |
| PT FOUND SLEEPING IN WHEELCHAIR, ETOH USE, C/O OF FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| HAD SEIZURE AFTER FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR/SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| DIABETIC FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME ONTO KNEES RESULTING IN MANY OP EN WOUNDS ON BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Bags |
| PT WAS STANDING BEHIND HIS WHEELCHAIR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT SOMETHI NG IN A BAG. FELL BACK ON HIS REAR END. D: COMPENSATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| IN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR WAS STRUCK BY A DUMP TRUCKED,AND DRAGGED 50 FEE FEET,MULTI TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Illegal drugs |
| PT C/O OF CHEST PAIN WHICH BEGAN WHILE WHEELING HIS WHEELCHAIR. PT TEST S POSITIVE FOR COCAINE/OPIATES. D:CHEST PAIN, ECZEMA, CRACK COCAINE USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR COMING INTO HOSPITAL. C/O OF "WHOLE BODY HURT S". LPTMS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| PT FELT WEAK, DIZZY, AND TINGLY, THEN PASSED OUT AND FELL OUT OF WHEELC HAIR AT NH. DX. SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| DIZZY AND FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR,WAS FOUND ON FLOOR RESULTANT OF SYNCOP AL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| SENT IN FROM ECF AFTER FOUND FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR, S/P UNWITNESSED FA LL FROM WHEELCHAIR, *** HAS BEEN INCREASED LATELY>> SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes |
| PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO BED, DX FALL/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 42 YO FELL OVER IN WHEEL CHAIRSYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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