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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 189
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 80 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: Elevators or other lifts |
| FRACTURE FEMUR - 80 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - FELL F ROM CHAIR LIFT AT SECOND STEP - TRANS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT COMING OFF ELEVATOR, TRIPPED LANDING ON RT HIP. DX: RIGHT FEMUR FRA CTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Beds or bedframes |
| PATIENT WAS REFERRED FROM AN OUTSIDE FACILITY WHEN SHE WAS DROPPED FROM A LIFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO PLACE HER IN THE BED. DX-LT DISTAL FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ELEVATOR DOORS SUSTAINED DEGLOVING INJURY TO UPP ER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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