Accidents - Toilets - Year 2008 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,010
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	59
26-50 years old:	101
50+ years old:	849

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
GOT CAUGHT FELL ON BEDSIDE COMMODE HIT LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
83 Y//O C/O SHOULDER PAIN WAS ON COMMODE WENT TO GET UP FELL ON THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX-HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL WHILE ON THE TOILET C/O +LOC,PAIN/BR UISING ON ARM. DX: SYNCOPE,RIGHT ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF OF COMMODE. DX: L HUMERAL NECK FX, 2 CM LIP LAC, R UPPER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS TRYING TO SIT ***N ON TOILET AND FELL ONTO FLOOR. DX: L PROXIMA L HUMERUS FX, UNCONTROLLED HTN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
66 Y/O TRYING TO SIT ON COMMODE AND HIT LEFT ARM ON COMMODE. DX-CONTUSION UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
100Y/O,F,FELL ASLEEP ON COMMODE, FELL OFF, ACUTE FX L HUMERAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Sinks
RT HUMERUS FX.PT FELL OFF A TOILET AND HIT A SINK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Other specified plastic products
FELL GETTING UP FROM THE TOILET VERSUS FELL WHIEL TRYING TO PUT ON HIS PANTS>>HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
HUMERUS FX-NOTICED PAIN WHILE CLEANING TOILET-THEN FELL ON ARM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT FELL OFF TOILET RESULTING IN LACERATION LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets, Ceilings and walls
59YOM WAS IN ATLANTIC CITY USING THE TOILET,SAFETY BAR BROKE FELL BETWEEN WALL AND TOILET STRIKING UPPER ARM;ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
FOREHEAD P.W.;L DISTAL HUMERUS FX W/MEDIAL DISPLACEMENT:S/P FALL:AT HOME ON TOILET CLEANING SELF OFF,FELL FORWARD,HITTING HEAD/SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 91 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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
GOT UP TO GET ONTO THE COMMODE, LAST BALANCE&FELL LANDING ONTO ARM >>HUMRUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
FELL OFF TOILET, HURT ARM. DX HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PT TRIPPED WHILE TRYING TO USE COMMODE AND FELL ONTO RT SHOULDER WHILE AT HOME.DX FX RT HUMERUS HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
R ARM LAC/34YOM AT HOME RAN INTO *** TOILET CAUSING LACERATION TOR UPPE R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Ceilings and walls
FELL TOILET, HIT WALL/ FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
CHILD PLAYING IN TOILET AT HOME. MOM TOOK PT FROM TOILET AND WHEN DOING SO HEARD POP IN ARM. UNABLE TO MOVE ARM AT TIME BUT NOW CAN. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
PT HELPING HER SON UP ON THE TOILET AND FELL AGAINST THE BATHTUB FRACTU RED UPPERV ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
RT HUMERUS FX.PT FELL OFF A BEDSIDE COMMODE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
NO APPARENT INJURY-WAS DIZZY-FELL-HIT UPPER ARM ON TOILET & SHOWER-@ HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Beds or bedframes
FELL GETTING ONTO COMMODE FROM BED AT HOME INJURING UPPER ARM. DX; FRA CTURE HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
PT ON THE TOILET AND GOT UP AND FELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets, Floors or flooring materials
92 Y/O M INJURED R UPPER ARM WHEN FELL OFF TOILET ONTO FLOOR AT HOME. DX; R UPPER ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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