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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,142
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
S/P WITH RHAVODMYOLYSIS- SUSTAINED WHEN HE FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR O NTO THE FLOOR AND WAS FOUND IN THE MORNING |
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Wheelchairs |
INTOXICATED PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. D: ETOH INTOXICATION, ABRASIONS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
NURSING HOME PATIENT IN X-RAY DEPARTMENT AT HOSPITAL, FOUND SLUMPED OVER IN WHEELCHAIR FOLLOWING X-RAY. DX CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST. |
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
WAS BEING HOISTED FROM BED TO WHEELCHAIR WHEN WHOLE THING FELL, HITING BACK OF HEAD. NO LOC. QUADRIPARETIC FROM M.S. DX. ACUTE FALL,DIZZINESS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT NH DX. CVA |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
86 YOF FELL WHILE TRANSFERING TO WHEELCHAIR GROUND LEVEL FALL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets |
PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE TRYING TO GET ON TOILET LIVES IN NURSING HOME |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Wheelchairs |
78 YOF FELL FROM WHEEL CHAIR CONTUSION MULTIPLE SITES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Wheelchairs |
77 YO F FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION MULTIPLE SITES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
MULT CONT/80YOM WHEELCHAIR BOUND, WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING ON THE FLO OR AND FELL OUT OF CHAIR. COULD NOT GET UP. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR, FALLING EPISODE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Wheelchairs |
PATIENT FOUND SLUMPED IN WHEELCHAIR IN PARKING LOT. *** AND *** TABLETS IN WHEELCHAIR. +ETOH. INTENT UNK. D:POST-ICTAL, ETOH ABUSE. ADM |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
FAINTED, HIT HEAD ON WHEELCHAIR/ VASOVAGAL EPISODE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
FALL FROM WHEELCHAIR ATRIAL FIB FREQ FALLS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds |
FELL MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BED DX. TIA |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials |
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR WHILE AT HOME, OFFERS NO C/O OR INJURIES DX:SYNCOPE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
PT WAS SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR AT HOME, FELT WARM,DIZZY, WENT TO LOBBY,SL ID DOWN ON WHEELCHAIR, DX HEAT EXHAUSTION/SYNCOPE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
CONFUSION - FELL WHEN TRANSFERRING SELF FROM WHEELCHAIR TO COUCH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Wheelchairs |
FOUND LUING IN GUTTER, MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR TIPPED OVERFALL SECONDARY T O ETOH INTOX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Wheelchairs |
74 YO M FELL GETTING UP FROM WHEELCHAIRLAC MULTIPLE SITES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds |
PT WAS UNABLE TO TRANSFER FROM BED TO WHEELCHAIR. DX: HYPONATREMIA, MILD DIG TOXICITY, LGI BLEED, A FIB, CEREBELLAR INFA |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
WHEELCHAIR BROKE AT CASINO, PATIENT FELL ANXIETY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
INJURED AT HOME FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR FOUND DOWN BY DAUGHTER |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM CAR TO WHEELCHAIR. DX: SYNCOPE SECOND TO VENTRIC TAC, FIRING DEFIB, HYPOTHERMIA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
PASSED OUT IN WHEELCHAIR CVA |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 02/24/2002 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
CARDIAC ARREST-AFTER SHE FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME-PT EXPIRED IN ED |
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Wheelchairs |
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ETOH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
WEAKNESS - UNABLE TO GET UP FROM WHEELCHAIR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Wheelchairs |
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR TODAY HYPOGLYCEMIA |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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