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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,139
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	196
Year 2004:	178
Year 2005:	301
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	392
Year 2008:	608
Year 2009:	201
Year 2010:	142

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	217
6-15 years old:	145
16-25 years old:	243
26-50 years old:	375
50+ years old:	1,156

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
76YOM, REACHING OVER THE BED ?RAIL TRYING TO GET A COOKIE&FELT A POP IN THE CHEST>>RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
88YOF BROUGHT IN FROM NURSING HOME WITH RIB FX. PT POOR HISTORIAN. NH BELIEVE PT HIT BED RAILS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT WAS GOING TO BATHROOM FELL BACKWARD , LANDING ON BED RAIL RIB FRAC TURE 78YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
69 YOF C/O RIB PAIN, FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK BACK ON RAIL, TRIPPED OVER DOGS AT HOME. DX-FX RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
37YOF HAD A MECHANICAL FALL HITTING RIBS ON RAILING OF BED, LEFT RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
CHEST WALL PAIN, PT LEANED OVER BED RAIL AND FELT POP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
JUMPING RAN INTO BED RAIL/ CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
ACC DROPPED BY *** WHILE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM BED TO THE STRETCHER O N WAY TO DIALYSIS. STRUCK HEAD ONTO BED RAIL>>CONTS/RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
TRIPPED&FELL HITTING CHEST WALL AGAINST THE BED RAIL C/O>>RIB PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails, Paper products
PT SUSTAINED RIB STRAIN WHEN SHE LEANED OVER TO GET A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER AND WAS CAUGHT ON THE BED RAIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
25 YO FELL HIT SIDE ON BED RAIL CONTUSION RIB AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 94 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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE CHEST BY CLIMBING OVER BED RAIL FALLING TO THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING BED RAIL WITH CHEST. D: CHEST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CHEST WALL CONTUSION, EFFUSION: KNEE GAVE OUT, STRUCK BED RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL AND HIT CHEST ON BED RAIL DX: CHEST WALL INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
LOST BALANCE AND HIT BED RAIL. FX 9TH RIB#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
FELL ON BED RAIL AND HIT RT SIDE CONTUSION RT SIDE OF CHEST #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
25 YO FELL ON BED RAIL CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL ON BED RAIL AT HOME AND INJURED CHEST DX// CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
WRESTLING AT HOME, FELL HIT CHEST ON BED RAIL. DX RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
42YOM WAS HOME ,SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING CHEST OFF BED RAIL; RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Animal induced injury
PT CHASING CAT FELL ON BED RAIL AND INJURED CHEST DX// CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL UNTO BED RAILS, CONTUSION OF RIGHT RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED AND FELL INTO BEDRAILS HITTING RIGHT RIBS, RIGHT RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT STS 2DAYS AGO LEANING OVER BED RAIL,FELT POP IN L RIB AREA,C/O L RIB PAIN, DX L RIB CONTUSION,CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT STATES SHE FELL ON THE SIDE RAIL AT HOME. DX. FX 9TH RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
SHOVED BY BROTHER , HIT BED RAIL/ RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL OVER BED RAILING. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
FELL, HIT R0 RIBS ON BED RAIL DX: CONTUSION TO RIBS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
FELL AGAINST BED RAIL CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
66 YO RAN INTO BED RAIL CONTUSION CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
44 YO LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING CHEST ON BED RAIL CONTUSION CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH BRUISED RIBS - REPORTS HE FELL AT HOME STRIKING CHEST ON RAIL OF BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
CLIMBED OVER BED RAILS AND FELL INTO FLOOR AT HOME. UPPER BACK ABRASIO NS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT CONTUSED RIB WHEN REACHED FOR BED GUARD RAIL, RAIL COLLAPSED AND PT FELL ON RAIL, HAPPENED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
HIT RIBS ON BED RAIL. DX RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
CONTUSION L RIBS: 1/12 WKS AGO HIT SIDE OFF BED RAIL AT *** CORRECTION AL INSTITUTE, CONTINUES WITH L ANTERIOR RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT CHASING HER CAT AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST THE BE D RAIL OF HER DAY BED FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
HIT BACK ON A BED RAIL LEFT UPPER BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
90 YO F TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING BACK ON BED RAIL FX THORACIC SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
FELL ON BED RAIL DX. CHEST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT. FELL BACK AND HIT HER BACK ON A BED RAIL CONTUSION UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
26 YO F FELL STRUCK CHEST ON BED RAIL CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
FELL ON BED RAIL DX. CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
80YOWM THAT FELL YESTERDAY.SAID HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ON A BED RAIL AND KIND OF FELT LIKE HE PULLED SOMETHING IN CHEST.DX:STRAIN/CONTUS CHEST W
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
LT RIB CT-LEANED OVER RAIL OF GRANDCHILD'S BED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
42 Y.O. W MALE W/RIB CONTUSION. PT INJ SELF ON BED RAIL @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
THORACIC CONTUSION, AT *** WHEN BEDRAILS FELL AGAINST HER, RAILS GOT KN OCKED OVER BY OTHER MERCHANDISE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
49 YO M FELL AGAINST BED RAIL 2 DAYS AGO, C/O PAIN SINCE WITH LEGS AND RIBS. DX FX RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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