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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 604
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Date: 10/29/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT C/O WAS TRAPED IN AN ELEVATOR THAT JERKED - DX HEADACHE/ANXIETY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
63 YO FEMALE CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT IN ELEVATOR DOOR, FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD - HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2003Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
85 YO MALE TRIPPED WHILE STEPPING OFF ELEVATOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2003Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
CHI.PT WAS GETTING INTO AN ELEVATOR AND TOE CAUGHT ON EDGE OF ELEVATOR FLOOR WHICH WAS NOT LEVEL AND PT FELL AND HIT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
73 YO FEMALE FELL FACE DOWN ON ELEVATOR BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2003Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
HEAD PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN IN HEAD WHEN GETTING OFF AN ELEVATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2003Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
CAUGHT FOOTIN ELEVATOR DOOR AT AIRPORT AND FELL LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
TRIPPED IN ELEVATOR-SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2003Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED IN FACE CAUSING A CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2003Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
90YOWF-LACERATION SCALP-FELL & STRUCK HEAD WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED BY A SLING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
55 YO FEMALE FELL BACK ON ELEVATOR - HIT BACK OF HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2003Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
79 YO F FELL HIT HEAD ON ELEVATOR DOOR CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
WAS VISITING AT HOSPITAL AND FELL IN THE ELEVATOR HITTING HEAD;CLOSED H EAD INJ NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2003Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
75 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT FELL WHILE GETTING OFF OF ELEVATOR. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials
DX:L PARIETAL HEAD ALC, SYNCOPE. RUNNING FOR ELEVATOR BYSTANDERS HEARD LOUD GROAN AND FOUND DOWN ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/02/2003Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
GETTING ON ELEVATOR AT HER APARTME T BUILDING AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSH ED AND FELL BACKWARD LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
TRIPPED & FELL GETTING INTO ELEVATOR. ACUTE EAR & SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
56 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR IN ELEVATOR - ETOH CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/16/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT FELL DOWN WHILE TRYING TO GET INTO AN ELEVATOR DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
66YOM-LACERATION SCALP=PASSED OUT IN ELEVATOR-WOKE UP ON FLOOR HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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