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Accidents - Wheelchairs - 6-15 years old - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 253
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Date: 12/22/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT PLAYING AROUND WITH A WHEELCHAIR IN HIS DRIVEWAY AND RAN INTO THE BA CK OF A TRUCK LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT GROUP HOME, FX LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/05/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MOM WAS IN WHEELCHAIR W/ PT. ON LAP WHILE CROSSING STREET WHEN CAR HIT THEM. DX: CONTUSIONS TO BOTH LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT CUT LEG ON ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR WHILE AT ***, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT IN WHEELCHAIR TIPPED GOING DOWN INCLINE AT OFFICE, LANDED WITH LEGS UNDERNEATH; TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
WHEELCHAIR TURNED OVER DX. TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT HAD WHEELCHAIR INJ DX: LT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIPPED OVER WHEELCHAIR. DX: R LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Footwear
TIBIA FX-IN WHEELCHAIR-ON A SCHOOL BUS-BUS MONITOR TWISTED LEG WHILE PU TTING ON PT'S SHOE-W/ DIFFICULTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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