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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,520
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| A 70 YR OLD FEMALE FELL ATTEMPTING TOSIT IN WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME DX WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 84 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 |
| 84YOWF PT FROM NH, FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ON 12/17. C/O SACRAL PAIN AND PAIN TO R WRIST. DX. FX R WRIST/RADIUS NON-DISPLACED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| ^89YOF IN HER WHEELCHAIR ON A TRANSPORT BUS WHEN THE BUS MADE A TURN PT FELL OUT LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 46 YOM WAS BACKING UP WHEELCHAIR, HIT DRESSER AND TV FELL. DX: L WRIST CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| WRIST CONT. 65 YOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 72 YOF FELL OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT HOME INJURING LEFT WRIST WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 41 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| R WRIST SPR;RUE PAIN/41YOF C/O R WRIST PAIN. PT W/*** ATAXIA. INWHEELCH AIR.AIDES SOMETIMES PULL ON WRISTS TO TRANSFER PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 91 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 91 Y/O/F FELL GOING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED AT NURSING HOME INJURED WRIS T DX/ RIGHT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 82 YOF SUS FRACTURED WRIST DUE TO FALL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 88YOF, SUSTAINED A MECH FALL FROM WHEELCHAIR, NO HEAD TR >>WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 76 Y FEMALE FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR C/O WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 41 YOF WAS LIFTING WHEELCHAIR AND GOT HAND STUCK FRACTURE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 66YOF FELLL FROM WHEELCHAIR DX: FRACTURE TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX:DISTAL RADIAL FX,FALL,PARKINSON'S-82YOM-DAY AFTER FALL-WRIST&HAND PA IIN-ATTEMPTING TO STAND UP FROM WHEELCHAIR-ENTRAPPING HAND UNDER HUTCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 81 YOM WAS HIT BY A MAN ON MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR AND FELL BACKWARDS FRACTURE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 37 YOF STRAINED WRIST WHEN LIFTING WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 29 YO F, C/O HEADACHE, LT ANKLE, LT WRIST/HAND PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF H ER WHEELCHAIR, DX WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 TOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
| WRISTSPRAIN-48YOF TRIPPED ON A WHEELCHAIR AT HER MOTHERS HOUSE AND FELL ONTO HARD WOOD FLOORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| LEFT WRIST FX.89YOF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets |
| 34 YOF W/FOOT CAST FELL TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 81 YOM INJURED WRIST FROM SLIPPING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AFTER SYNCOPE EPISODE. DX-SYNCOPE, RIGHT WRIST CONTUSION, UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 99 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 99YOF,CONTUSION TO WRIST S/P SLIPPED OUT OF HER WHEELCHAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 58YOF FELL WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCHAIR C/O RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT W RIST PAIN . DX:WRIST PAIN,CONTUSION,ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 43 YOM INJURED WRIST WHILE MOVING WHEELCHAIR. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 89YOF AT AMBER WOODS NURSING HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURED LT WRIST AND LT KNEE;KNEE CONTUSION AND WRIST AVULSION/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 88 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings |
| 88YOF FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR WHILE GOING UP A RAMP, RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41YOM FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR AND STRAINED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 40 YOM WAS PULLING ON MOTHER'S WHEELCHAIR - HURT WRIST. STRAIN, LEFT WR IST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2010 | Age: 75 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 75 YO WF FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME CONTUSION WRIST, SEPSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| FELL OUT OF ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR SPRAIN WRIST 59YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 72YOF ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED ON HUSBANDS WHEELCHAIR FELL WITH ARM EXTENDED;WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2010 | Age: 89 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 |
| 89YOM FELL GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Footwear |
| 63YOF SUSTAINED WRIST SPRAIN WHEN HER SHOE FELL OFF AND SHE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP WHEN SHE FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings |
| 88 YOM, WENT OFF RAMP IN WHEELCHAIR, SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 99 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 |
| 99 YOF FELL AT NH OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX; FX R WRIST AND SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| 71YOF HAD TO TAKE HUSBAND AROUND TOWN YESTERDAY LIFTING HIS WHEELCHAIR ALL OVER THE PLACE NJOW HAVING PAIN IN WRIST AND HAND CARPAL TUNNEL SYN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 55 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wheelchairs |
| DX WRIST SPRAIN: 55YOF C/O R WRIST PN STARTED 1MO AGO AFTER LIFT'G WHEELCHAIR F GROUND INTO TRUNK OF CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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