Accidents - Bed rails - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 139
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	69
50+ years old:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PT GOT LEG STUCK IN BED RAILING; PAIN TO UPPER LEG DX: CELLULITIS WITH EARLY ABCESS FORMATION RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
POSSIBLE R FEMUR FX - FELL OVER RAIL, OUT OF BED, ONTO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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