Accidents - Doors - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 988
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Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Crutches, canes or walkers
PATIENT FELL AGAINST A DOOR WHILE GOING THRU A DOORWAY ON HER WALKER. DX-RIGHT PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
PT FELL WHILE SHE WAS LEAVING HER HOUSE AFTER PULLING OPEN A STUBBORN D OOR FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
PT TRYING TO LIFT A DOOR WHEN HE FELT A POP IN LEFT SHOULDER SUSTAINED AN AVULSION FRACTURE TO LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials
FELL AGAINST DOOR THEN TO FLOOR DX BROKEN HUMEROUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 72 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: Doors
72 YO F FELL AGAINST DOOR INJURED ARM FX HUMERUS CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
PT STATE SHE HIT ARM ON PANTRY DOOR DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT SUST LACERATION TO UPPER ARM HIT ON DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT WALKED INTO A DOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors
FELL 1 WK AGO INJURING LT UPPER ARM ON DOOR FRAME-TODAY PT WENT TO CATCH SOMETHING AND REINJURED LT UPPER ARM; CONTUSION LT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 72 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: Doors
FX HUMERAL R HEAD/72YOF WALKING IN KITCHEN AT HOME AND FELL AND R SHOUL DER STRUCK DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
GOT ARM CAUGHT ON SCREEN DOOR. DX. SEVERE R UPPER ARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	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: Doors
83 YO MALE HIT WRIST ON DOOR FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials
PT C/O SCREEN DOOR HITTING HER KNOCKING HER DOWN TO FLOOR; ARM PAIN DX: FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Doors
PT GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT STRIKING RIGHT UPPER ARM AGAINST T HE DOOR LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2003	Age: 96 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: Doors
PT ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE NURSING HOME WHEN THE DOOR STRUCK HER CAUSIN G HER TO FALL FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors
STRUCK IN ARM BY DOOR - HUMEROUS HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Doors, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
RUE CONT. PT FELL OUT DOOR ONTO PORCH AND HIT DOOR JAMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials
PT SLIPPED ON WET SPOT ON THE TILE FLOOR STRIKING RIGHT UPPER ARM ON AN OPEN DOOR FRACTURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Doors
PT OPENED DOOR AND FELT PX. DX: L ARM STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Doors
55YOM INJ TO ARM AT HOME PULLING ON FROZEN DOOR DX/SPRAIN RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Doors, Floors or flooring materials
SHUTING DOOR-FELL TO FLOOR-HURY ARM DX FRACTURE TO HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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