Accidents - Wheelchairs - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Ankle

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,099
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Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
IN WHEELCHAIR AND WHEELCHAIR ROLLED OVER HER FOOT. DX. FX. OF MEDIAL MA LLEOLUS, LT. ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
RT ANKLE STRAIN-WHILE TRANSFERRING TO WHEELCHAIR,RT FT GOT CAUGHT IN FO OT RESTL FELT A SNAP.TODAY FT IS SWOLLEN & BRUISED.NO PN DUE TO PARAPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PARAPLEGIC PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHEN WHEELS CAUGHT IN DRAINAGE GRATE. D: ANKLE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
HOLDING ON GETTING INTO WHEELCHAIR HEARD A CRACK LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
L ANKLE SPR/31YOF TWISTED L ANKLE WHEN TRANSFERRING OUT OF HER WHEELCHA IR AT 5PM TODAY AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WHEELCHAIR, STRUCK ANKLE ON W/C, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
SLIPPED FROM WHEELCHAIR DX: ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT JUMPED OFF WHEELCHAIR AND LANDED ON A ROCK DX: SPRAIN LT ANKLE +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
DX:RIGHT MALEOLAR FRACTURE. PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND HYPEREXT- ENDED HIS LEG AND NOW ANKLE HURTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
RT ANKLE CT-SCRAPED ANKLE ON HER WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL FROM HER WHEELCHAIR. DX-FRACTURE LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PTS ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR MALFUNCTIONED &PT FELL OUT OF CHAIR DX SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
STATES WHEELCHAIR BAR FELL ON TOP OF L FOOT. DX. CONT L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
46 YO F FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TWISTING ANKLE ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Automatic doors
PATIENT, WHEELCHAIR BOUND BY CHOICE, ALLEGEDLY STRUCK BY AUTOMATIC DOOR AT GROCERY STORE. WANTS TO SUE. D:CONTUSIONS, ANKLE; BIPOLAR. TRANSFER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
34 YOM FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT, WHO IS USUALLY WHEELCHAIR BOUND, FELL 48 HOURS AGO DUE TO LOSS OF BALANCE. DOESN'T REMEMBER HOW IT HAPPENED. D:ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
PT CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR AND WALL. DX: L ANKLE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
37-YOM FRACTURED HIS ANKLE AS A RESULT OF TWISTING HIS FOOT WHILE IN H IS WHEEL CHAIR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
CONTUSION (L) ANKLE, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTER OF THE BUS, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, GAIT NORMAL, HX OF ASTHMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT IN A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR WHEN HE WAS CROSSING THE STREET STRUC K BY A COMPACT CAR CONTUSION RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELS POPPED OFF WHEELCHAIR, FELL DX: SPRAIN RT. ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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