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Accidents - Medical equipment, general - Year 2006 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 642
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/17/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Medical equipment, general, Day wear
PT HAD PACEMAKER PUT IN 2 WEESK AGO. STATES "I SPRUNG A LEAK". BLEEDING AND BLOOD ON SHIRT. D:PACEMAKER SITE BLEEDING, CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2006Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps
PT HAD DEFIBRILLATOR MALFUNCTION WHILE VACUUMING STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2006Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Football
C/O PT STATES HAD POTOR CATH IN CHEST AND WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT WITH FOOTBALL DX CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2006Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs
TRIPPED OVER 02 TUBING, FELL AGAINST HARD CHAIR/ RIB FX, COPD, CHEST IN FILTRATE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 08/31/2006Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Ladders
PT WAS TRYING TO CLIMB A LADDER AND HIS DEFRIBILLATOR WENT OFF 12 TIMES PT WITH CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/22/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STAIRS INJ L.LEG GIVERN CRUTCHES, NOW C INCREASING PAIN IN TH E CHEST " RIB FX" + " COCCYX CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2006Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials
FELL HITTING BEDSIDE CAMMODE AND FALLING TO FLOOR FX.RIBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/06/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers
WHILE BEING LIFTED INTO BATHTUB BY HOME CARETAKER ACCIDENTALLY FELL FROM HOIST DX: T6 FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Power lawn mowers
MOWING, WENT INTO GARAGE TO GET GAS, PTS DEFIBRILATOR WENT OFF,PT SAW W HITE LIGHT, DX; CHEST PAIN/
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/04/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs
PATIENT MOVED IN CHAIR AND G-TUBE FELL OUT LAST NIGHT, FATHER PLACED B ACK, MOM NOTED SWELLING; G-TUBE DISLODGED, SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Metal containers
POST SURGICAL SUTURE PROBLEM - PATIENT REPORTS 6 STITCHES ON BREAST BRO KE WHEN SHE WAS IN HER BARN SCOOPING COFFEE CANS OF GRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2006Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Medical equipment, general, Day wear
CHILD BLEEDING FROM HEODIALYSIS CATHETER INSERTED TODAY FOR STEM CELL H ARVEST. SOAKED SLIGHTLY THRU SHIRT. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/26/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Bathtubs or showers
L RIB CONTUSIONS; SLIPPED OFF RISER & HIT SIDE ON RISER OR TUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Medical equipment, general, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HAS A CHEST TUBE FOR DIALYISIS- TODAY COLLIDED INTO CORNER OF THE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN. DX CHEST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Medical equipment, general, Wheelchairs
PICC LINE ACC CAUGHT ON WHEEL CHAIR AND BROKE OFF, NOW C PAIN AT THE SI TE " PICC REPLACEMENT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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