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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,044
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 82YOF, LEGS GAVE OUT WHILE COMING OUT OF THE ELEVATER&FELL ONTO KNEE >>FEMUR FX/ UTI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 84YOM, REACHING OUT TO PRESS BUTTON ON ELEVATOR, LOST BLANCE&FELL >>HIP/THIGH CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| 59 YOM WALKING TO ELEVATOR IN HOSPITAL AND FELT A POP IN THIGH AND FELL TO FLOOR. RUPTURE QUADRICEPS TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| DX FX FEMUR NECK (R); 86YOF WALK'G TO APPT IN UROGYN CLINIC TODAY, CAME OUT OF ELEVATOR & SLIP'D, FALL ON ON R HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE EXITING THE ELEVATOR TODAY >FEMUR/HUMRUS FXS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| FRACTURE FEMUR - 80 YO FEMALE PRESENTS FROM HOME VIA AMBULANCE - FELL F ROM CHAIR LIFT AT SECOND STEP - TRANS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT COMING OFF ELEVATOR, TRIPPED LANDING ON RT HIP. DX: RIGHT FEMUR FRA CTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Beds or bedframes |
| PATIENT WAS REFERRED FROM AN OUTSIDE FACILITY WHEN SHE WAS DROPPED FROM A LIFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO PLACE HER IN THE BED. DX-LT DISTAL FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT FELL ON A ELAVAOR AND FX HER UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| STRAINS UPPER LEG FALLING THROUGH ELEVATOR SHAFT. LOCATION UNKNOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| CONTUSION RT THIGH,SPRAIN RT ANKLE - FELL WHEN ELEVATOR ON DECK DROPPED 10 FT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| 80 YO FEMALE FELL WHILE EXITING ELEVATOR FRACTURE FEMUR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/21/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| STEPPING OUT OF ELEVATOR AND FELL FORWARD SUBCAPITAL FEMUR FX 2ND TO GROUND LEVEL FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| PT EXITING OUT OF ELEVATOR BACKWARDS TRIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIP DX FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Wheelchairs |
| BEING PUSHED IN WHEELCHAIR BY FAMILY AND INJURED LEG ON ELEVATOR. DX. L LEG PAIN, PROBABLE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| 69 YO FEMALE PASSED OUT AND FELL TO FLOOR ON ELEVATOR AT HOTEL CONTUSION LEG - CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| AMBULATES WITH WALKER, SLIPPED, TRIPPED GETTING OUT OF ELEVATOR, KNOCKE D DOWN BY ELEVATOR DOOR. IMPACTED FRACTURE RIGHT FEMORAL NECK. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| SLID AGAINST LIFT IN NURSING HOME - FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2001 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2001 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2001 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2000 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/25/2000 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/1999 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/1999 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/1999 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/31/1999 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/1997 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Elevators or other lifts |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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