Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,137
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Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 87 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
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR. DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
53 YO F AMBULATORY DYSFUNCTION FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR PT WAS ADMITTED*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 92 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
STATES HE HAD JUST GOT IN HIS MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR TO GO TO THE KITCHEN TO EAT WHEN HE WENT UNRESPONSIVE. DX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PT LIVES IN NURSING HOME AND GOT UP FROM WHEELCHAIR AND PASSED OUT ONTO FLOOR DX: SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 94 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
FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME, WAS CONFUSED AFTER FALL, HAS AL TERED MENTAL STATUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
87 Y/O TRIED TO GET OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Wheelchairs, Elevators or other lifts
72YO WHITE FEMALE IN WHEELCHAIR IN ELEVATOR,TOUCHED BOTTON-SPARKS CAME OUT-SHOCKED PT UP ARM INTO CHEST-KNOCKED OUT OF W/C,DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 90 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
AT CHURCH USING WHEELCHAIR, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, DX; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 84 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
PT HAD FALL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR IN NURSING HOME. SAYS "LOST BALANCE & FEL L. D:MECHANICAL FALL, SYNCOPE, SUBTHERAPEUTIC INR, RENAL FAILURE. ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Submersion
Product: Wheelchairs
PT IS A QUADRIPLEGIC ON A WHEELCHAIR IN A BOAT AND SLID OUT OF THE BOAT INTO THE WATER NEAR DROWNING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 80 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
MYALGIAS AND ARTHRALGIAS ALL OVER - SLIPPED DOWN GETTING INTO WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL WHILE TRANSFERRING FROM A WHEELCHAIR, DX FALL,SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 82 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
FELL BACKWARDS FROM THE WHEELCHAIR AND HIT HER HEAD. NO FX'S NORMAL EXAM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 67 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
PARAPLEGIC PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR. LETHARGIC AND WEAK. D: UTI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 52 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 C/O WEAKNESS AND CONFUSION AFTER FALLING OUT OF WHEELCHAIR 2 WEEKS A GO. D: GENARALIZED WEAKNESS, HYPONATREMIA, HYPOKALEMIA. ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 63 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 STOOD UP FROM THE WHEELCHAIR, FELL AND HIT HIS CHEST ON THE WHEEL CHAIR, C/O PAIN ALL OVER. GENERALIZED WEAKNESS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 62 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, Alcohol
PT FOUND SLEEPING IN WHEELCHAIR, ETOH USE, C/O OF FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 58 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
HAD SEIZURE AFTER FALLING FROM WHEELCHAIR/SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 56 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
DIABETIC FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME ONTO KNEES RESULTING IN MANY OP EN WOUNDS ON BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 63 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, Bags
PT WAS STANDING BEHIND HIS WHEELCHAIR AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT SOMETHI NG IN A BAG. FELL BACK ON HIS REAR END. D: COMPENSATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
IN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR WAS STRUCK BY A DUMP TRUCKED,AND DRAGGED 50 FEE FEET,MULTI TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 68 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, Floors or flooring materials
DIZZY AND FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR,WAS FOUND ON FLOOR RESULTANT OF SYNCOP AL EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 82 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: Poisoning
Product: Wheelchairs, Tablet or capsule drugs
SENT IN FROM ECF AFTER FOUND FACE DOWN ON THE FLOOR, S/P UNWITNESSED FA LL FROM WHEELCHAIR, *** HAS BEEN INCREASED LATELY>> SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	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: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO BED, DX FALL/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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