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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 431
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Date: 12/30/2008Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
87 YO FELL ON ELEVATOR INJURED HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND AFTER HITTING IT ON WHEELCHAIR LIFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Wheelchairs
ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON HIM IN WHEELCHAIR AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR. DX HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT HIT HAND ON ELEVATOR DOOR AT ***. DX; HAND SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DOORS OF A FREIGHT ELEVATOR AT FIREHOUSE DX// LEFT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR CONTUSING IT WITH SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON HAND THIS MORNING CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
HAND CT-CAUGHT HAND IN ELEVATOR DOOR-@ HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT SUS HAND SPRAIN AFTER GETTING HAND CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR DOOR%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2008Age: 96 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WAS AT THE CLUB HOUSE AND GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON A MOTORIZED STAIR LIFT LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2008Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
87YOF WAS WALKING OUT OF A ELEVATOR,FELL INJURING HAND; HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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