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Accidents - Bed rails - Year 2008 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 191
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:86
50+ years old:104

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/14/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
L ANKLE FX/86YOF AT HOME INJURED L ANKLE 2 DAYS AGO BY HITTING BED RAIL . TODAY FELL AND WENT TO DR AND HAS FX OF L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT ANKLE ON METAL BED RAIL LACERATION ANKLE #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT WAS CUT ON RT ANKLE ON BED RAIL THIS MORNING. DX- SUPERFICIALLACERAT ION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
ANKLE FX-HIT BED RAILING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
TRIPPED OVER BED RAIL DX L ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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