Accidents - Wheelchairs - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 738
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING AGAINST WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
33 YOM IN WHEELCHAIR, WITH LOWER LEG PAINS. DX-ACUTE BILATERAL LOWER LEG PAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR & INJURED RT LEG, C/O PAIN IN RT KNEE & HIP AREA. DX - CONTUSIONS TO RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
48YO F, MISSTEPPED OVER OWN WHEELCHAIR, FELT POP TO TIBIA DX: TIBIA FX, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CUT BACK OF LEG ON A WHEELCHAIR 3 WEEKS AGO, DX CELLULITIS TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
C/O LOWER LEG PAIN&SWELLING AFTER SUSTAINED A FALL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, ? MECH>>TIB/FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
C/O LOW BACK AND LEG PAIN FOR 1 WEEK, LIFTED A ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR. DX: MULT ARTHRALGIA*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIRDX:RT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT HOME AND FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
TIBIAL FX. PT TIPPED OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURING LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR INJURYING LEG, LOWER LEG FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
RT LOWER LEG LAC.PT WAS IN WHEELCHAIR AND WENT OVER CURB AND LEG WAS DR AGGED BACKWARDS AND LACERATED LEG ON SCREW OF WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR WHICH SHIFTED AND SHE FELL. DX: CLOSED L TIB/FIB FX, OSTEOPENIA, DIARRHEA, MS, POSS UTI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
HIT LEG ON WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LAST PM PASSENGER IN A WHEELCHAIR IN A MV THAT WAS INV. IN A HIT&RUN MV C LAST PM, >>LEG ABRS/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR ROLLED OVER PT'S FOOT. DX: L FOOT CONT, ACHILLES TENDON INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO SOFA. DX: COMMINUTED TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Chairs
PT RAN IN TO A CHAIR WHILE RIDING IN HER WHEELCHAIR HAS MULTIPLE LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
42 Y/O FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR. DX-FX RIGHT TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT INJURED RT LEG & RT ANKLE GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME, PT ELOPED. DX-RT LOWER EXTREMITY INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/06/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS PUSHING SOMEONE IN WHEELCHAIR, FELT SNAP IN LEG, PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Chair, recliner
PT WAS TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO RECLINER CHAIR AT CARE FACILITY WHEN HE HAD FALL. D: DISTAL FIBULAR DIAPHYSEAL FX, UTI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
40YO WHITE MALE STS LAST NIGHT STOOD UP FROM WHEELCHAIR FELT POP IN LOWER LEG,C/O PAIN,DX L LEG PAIN,CONTUSION,MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs
BIL LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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