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Accidents - Wheelchairs - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
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Date: 07/09/2003Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX: CONT R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT PINCHED RIGHT HAND WHILE ASSEMBLING SONS' WHEELCHAIR D: TRAUMA RIG HT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS PUSHING WHEELCHAIR AND TWISTED HAND. DX: R HAND SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
CONTUSION R HAND - CAUGH HAND BETWEEN BATTERY OF ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR AN D WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
DX;4TH METACARPAL FRACTURE. PT INJURED HAND WHILE PUSHING HUSBAND'S WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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