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Accidents - Bed rails - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 496
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Date: 11/23/2003Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT ARM ON BED RAIL.DX: 5 CM LAC L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2003Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT ARM ON BED RAIL. DX LACERATION RT FOREARM AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2003Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
81 YOM HAD BED RAIL FALL ON ARMCONTUSION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2003Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT PULLED RAIL OFF BED AND FELL OUT OF BED AT NURSING HOME-NOW HAS ABRASIONS BILATERAL FOREARMS; ABRASIONS BILATERAL FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT STATES SHE STRUCK HER ARM ON BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
FELL HIT ARM ON BED RAIL DX: FRACTURE TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2003Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
FELL AGAINST BED RAIL DX. FOREARM CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
FELL ON BUNK BED RAIL @ HOME PT HURT RIGHT HAND. DX RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS BUCKLE FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2003Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CHILD WAS PUSHING ON BED RAIL,ARM SLIPPED ON RAIL,ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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