Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Upper Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,594
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Date: 12/15/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FRACTURE HUMERUS - 87 YOM FELL WHILE SLEEPING IN WHEELCHAIR SUSTAINING A FRACTURED LEFT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT WAS LEANING OVER & FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME DX; FRACTURED RIGHT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FX L HUMERUS; FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER FRON WHEELCHAIR TO BED - WHEELCHAIR MOVED -FELL LEFT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR. DX-HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR/ LT HUMERUS FX, DENTAL FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT STATES WAS HURT WHILE BEING MOVED IN AND OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME, DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR @ DIALYSIS DX HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 68 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: Wheelchairs
FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NH/HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
HUMERUS FX-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2006	Age: 59 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: Wheelchairs
LEFT HUMERUS FRSACTURE.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND INJURED SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 91 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: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
91 YO FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR INJURED ARM LAC UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OUT OF WHEEL CHAIR TO FLOOR @ NURSING HOME DX HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
97 Y/O F INJURED R UPPER ARM WHEN FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCH AIR FROM BED AT HOME. DX; R UPPER ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL BACK IN WHEELCHAIR 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L PROX HUMERUS FX, HX ALCOHOLISM AND INAB TO CARE FOR SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 80 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: Wheelchairs
FRACTURE HUMERUS - 80 YOF FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO WHEELCHAIR INJU RING RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
UPPER ARM LAC-SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL ON"UNEVEN GROUND" AT HOME FROM MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR RT HUMERAL NECK FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
81 YO FEMALE FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS TRYING TO WALK FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BATHROOM AND FELL ONTO FLOOR, PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME, FRACTURED LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 81 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: Wheelchairs
CHF: ULCERS/CELLULITIS B/L LOWER EXTREMITIES: FX HEAD L HUMERUS: FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR X 2 TODAY, LAST TIME HURTING L ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/27/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND INJURED HUMERUS FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
87 YOM FRACTURES UPPER ARM FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OVER IN WHEELCHAIR. DX: L ARM CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 89 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: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
FELL AGAINST HER WHEELCHAIR LACERATION HUMERUW AND CONTUSION KNEE/SHOUL DER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
76 YO FEMALE FELL OVER WHEELCHAIR AT SHOWBOAT FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
RAN OFF CURB IN WHEELCHAIR AND FELL FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 93 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: Wheelchairs, Toilets
PT FELL WHEN TRANSFERRING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET. DX: FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR DX: LT HUMERAL HEAD FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Blankets
PT FELL OFF WHEELCHAIR REACHING FOR BLANKET. DX: R PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
FRACTURE UPPER ARM - 66 YOF WAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM WHEELCHAIR TO BE D AT ASSISTED LIVING, STARTED TO FALL AND NURSE GRABBED PT'S LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Ramps or landings
PT FELL FORWARD OUT OF WHEELCHAIR WHILE GOING DOWN RAMP AT NURSING HOME. DX: L HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 83 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: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL UT OF A WHEELCHAIR TO THE FLOOR FRACTU RED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE TRYING TO LOOK OUT WINDOW AND FELL ONTO FLOOR FRACTURING UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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