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Accidents - Bed rails - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 703
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 08/04/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
59YOF, PULLED DOWN SIDE RAILING OF BED&FELL TO THE FLOOR >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/30/2010Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
90 YO F, FAMILY MEMBER WAS TAKING PATIENT OFF BED, GOT LEG CAUGHT IN BE D RAIL AND HEARD A SNAP AT FEMUR AREA, FX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/29/2009Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
19YOF W/CP & MRDD, MOM HELPING PT OUT OF BED AT HOME, LEG GOT STUCK IN SIDE RAIL & HEARD A POP, SWELLING/DEFORMITY TO UPPER LEG; FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PLAYING IN COUSINS BEDROOM WHEN LEG CAUGHT UNDER BED CAUSING HER TO FALL AGAINST THE METAL FRAME RAILS. DX UPPER LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2009Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
@ 4AM NOTICED LEG WAS CAUGHT IN THE BED RAILING, NOW WITH KNEE PAIN >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2009Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Mattresses
FELL BETWEEN MATTRESS AND BEDRAILING;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/20/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL OFF BED RAILING AND HIT LEG, NOW W/SWELLING AND PAIN TO THIGH; THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/29/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
THIGH HEMATOMA-HIT THIGH ON BED RAIL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
RIGHT THIGH ADDUCTOR MUSCLE CONTUSION/STRAIN - FELL LAST P.M. WHILE TRYING TO JUMP ONTO BED, HITTING LEG ON RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LAC TO R LEG, FELL ON BED RAIL AT HOME. DX. LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
SLIPPED,FELL,HIT LT THIGH ON BED RAIL LT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PATEINT HIT BED RAIL WITH THIGH, DX; LESION TO UPPER LEG WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2006Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT CUT LEG ON BEDRAIL AT HOME; THIGH/KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
50 Y/O F INJURED R THIGH WHEN SCRAPED IT ON BED RAIL AT HOTEL. DX; ABRASION R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT GOT L LEG CAUGHT IN BED RAIL, HEARD POP FOLLOWED BY PAIN DX: CHIP FX L FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/03/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Bunk beds
RAIL FROM BUNK BED HIT CHILD ON UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2004Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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: 04/12/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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)


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
84 YO F CUT L LEG ON BED RAIL. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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