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Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 852
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Date: 12/18/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
WAS GETTING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR FELL TO FLOOR INJURED ELBOW...FX ELBOW AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
PT MOVING SELF FROM THE WHEELCHAIR TO THE TOILET WHEN THERE WAS SOME B ABY POWDER ON THE FLOOR AND SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/03/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Chairs
ELBOW FX-FELL WHILE MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO CHAIR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/02/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME. DX: BILAT ELBOW CONT, L KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2005Age: 100 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT TRIED TO STAND UP IN WHEELCHAIR AND FELL HIT HEAD CONTUSION FACE AN D LACERATION R ELBOW AGE VERIFIED HAPPENED IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT C/O R ELBOW, THIGH PAIN AFTER FALLING W/ WHEELCHAIR DX: CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR, LANDED ON FLOOR DX ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT. FELL OUT OF MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR THIS AM WHILE WALKING DOG. DX. FX R DISTAL HUMERUS (ELBOW) ABRA L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Moving walks
FELL ON MOVING SIDEWALK AT AIRPORT AND HAD WHEELCHAIR COLLISION ABRADI NG ELBOW AND INJ SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT IS A RESISDENT AT ***. WAS OUTSIDE IN WHEELCHAIR WHEN TIRE GOT CAUGH T ON EDGE OF CURB TURNING WHEELCHAIR OVER. DX. ELBOW ABRASIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Exercise
PT EXERCISING IN WHEELCHAIR, FELL OUT, FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR @ NURSING HOME DX R ELBOW FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Doorsills or frames
PT. STRUCK L ARM ON DOOR FACING, SKIN TEARS T ARM. HAD GOTTEN UP IN WH EELCHAIR TO GO TO BATHROOM. DX. LAC/HEMATOMA L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2005Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL TRANSFERRING TO WHEELCHAIR. DX: L HIP CONT, FX L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/14/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
56 YO FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT ELBOW ON WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
CONTUSION TO ELBOW WHEN FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHEN GETTING IN THE BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2005Age: 96 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT SLID OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR IN THE NURSING HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR AND FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
SOFT TISSUE INJURY L ELBOW,SKIN TEAR - FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
78 YOM WAS SHAVING. BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND FELL OUT OF WHEE LCHAIR AND HIT ELBOW ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
DISLOCATION ELBOW - 78 YOF WAS BEING PUSHED IN WHEELCHAIR BY HUSBAND, H IT A ROUGH SPOT ON A RAMP AND PT FELL OUT OF W/C ONTO HER RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/15/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PATIENT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-ABRASIONS ELBOW AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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