Accidents - Wheelchairs - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Hand

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,931
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Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
84YO WHITE MALE AT NURSING HOME FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR,HIT HEAD R HAND BRUISING, DX CHF EXACERBATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
82YOM AT SUNRISE PERSONAL CARE HOME ACCIDENTLY FELL OUT OF HIS WHEELCHAIR INJURED LT HAND;HAND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
88 Y/O F CUT HAND ON W/C LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
77YO WHITE MALE FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR AT ASSISTED LIVING CENTER L HAND PAIN, DX SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION & SWELLING OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
91YOF ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT RT HAND IN WHEELCHAIR; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
70YOF-HAND CT-FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
79YOF-FELL FORWARD OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIRAT THE NURSING HOME AND HAS A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE RT HAND. DX: CONTUSION TO RT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Doors
74 YOF L HAND PAIN, CAUGHT BETWEEN WHEELCHAIR AND DOOR DX: HAND CONTU SION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
82YOF AT NURSING HOME FELL OFF WHEELCHAIR ONTO THE FLOOR,WHEELCHAIR FELL ON TOP OF HER INJURED HAND;HAND LACERATION WITH COMPLICATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
86YOM TRYING TO GET OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN A WHEELCHAIR AND A HARD OBJECT FRACTURED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs
87YOF FALL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME DX: SKIN TEAR RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
88YOF WAS IN WHEELCHAIR & SCRAPED LT HAND ON WALL YESTERDAY SUSTAINING INJURY. DX - LT HAND SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs, Ceilings and walls
56YO WHITE FEMALE BANGED L HAND ON A WALL WHILE AMBULATING IN A WHEELCHAIR, DX L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
59 YOM SUS ABRASION TO HAND AFTER WHEELCHAIR TIPPED OVER AND HE FELL%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
53 Y WF GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR HAS HAND PAIN LT HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
86 Y/O/F FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME AND HIT HAND DX/ RT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
84 YOF, HAND CAUGHT IN WHEELCHAIR, CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs
70 YR OLD MALE LIFTING WIFES WHEELCHAIR AND HAND IS SWOLLEN NOW WITH HE MATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
^ WIFE WAS TRYING TO GET HIM OUT OF CAR AND WHEELCHAIR TIPPED OVER AND HE FELL TO GROUND. DX: ABRASIONS LEFT HAND 95 YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
85 YOF DX CONTUSION OF HAND - PT HAND HIT WHEELCHAIR AND FELL WHILE AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
61Y/O M C/O LACERATED RIGHT HAND AFTER TRYING TO PULL W/C FROM STRAP DX . ACUTE RIGHT HAND WHEEL CHAIR LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
61 Y/O M FELL OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR TRYING TO GET UP OVER THE CURB DX R HAND CONTUSION*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
90YOWF PT FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO FLOOR AT NH. DX. CONT R HAND, SK IN TEAR R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs
THUMB STARTED HURTING AFTER PUSHING WHEELCHAIR IN NURSING HOME R HAND C ELLULITIS # 54 YO M
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
85YOF WAS AT A NURSING HOME, FELL OUT OF A WHEEL CHAIR HITTING THE FLOO R CAUSING A HEMATOMA TO RT HAND, NASAL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
85YOM CUT HAND LIFTING UP WHEELCHAIR DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
94 Y/O/F ANOTHER RESIDENT TRIED TO PULL HER OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR AND I NJURED HER HAND AT NURSING HOME D/ LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
LEFT HAND LAC.85YOM FELL OUT OF A WHEELCHAIR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
56YOM FELL AT HOME FROM WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR DX: RT HAND INJ, RT KNEE INJ
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
90 YOM PT BUMPED HAND ON WHEELCHAIR. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
68 Y/O/F FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT NURSING HOME INJURED HAND DX/ RIGHT HAND CONTUSION R/O SEPSIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelchairs, Tables
L HAND SKIN TEAR/88YOF FROM NURSING HOME CAUGHT L HAND BETWEEN WHEELCHA IR & TABLE CAUSING LARGE SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelchairs
51YO WHITE MALE FELL FROM WHEELCHAIR ONTO STREET, SHOULDER PAIN HAND PAIN, DX ETOH INTOXICATION,L 2ND METACARPAL FRACTURE, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
86YOF SLID OUT OF WHEELCHAIR TO FLOOR LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs, Toilets
FELL MOVING FROM WHEELCHAIR TO TOILET LAC RT HAND * 83 Y/O W/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
86 YOF LACERATED LEFT HAND ON WHEELCHAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
92 YOM PRESENT TO ER FROM SNF CUTTING HIS RT HAND ON HIS WHEELCHAIR TOD AY- DX- RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelchairs
89 Y/O/F SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME CAUGHT HAND ON LOCK OF WHEELCHAIR DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelchairs, Floors or flooring materials
55 YOM FELL FROM A WHEELCHAIR TO THE FLOOR - STRAINED HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelchairs
PT FELL FROM HIS WHEELCHAIR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GO TO THE REST ROOM, DX:HAND LAC PT IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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