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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 518
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FOUND ON FLOOR, DX PACEMAKER MALFUNCTION, NOT CAPTURING CORRECTLY, P T |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS USING A *** BELT & WAS SHOCKED & FELL TO FLOORDX: MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| A-FIBRILLATION;RENAL FAILURE/79YOM AT HOME AT 9:30A, ROLLED OVER IN BED AND WAS "SHOCKED". THINKS DEFIBULLATOR WENT OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs |
| PT HAD A FOLEY CATHETHER WHICH WAS STUCK UNDER CHAIR AND CAUSED CLT SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| ON O2, LIT CIGARETTE, TANK EXPLODED, HOUSE ON FIRE, PT SPRAYED WITH FIR E EXTINGUISHER, FD ON SCENE DX PT EPXIRED IN ER |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| WOKE UP TO GO TO BATHROOM, GOT OUT OF BED AND FELL TO FLOORDX; CARDIAC ARREST, PROSTHETIC *** VALVE LEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS SHOCKED 3 TIMES WITH AICD & WAS KNOCKED ONTO THE BED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING WHILE ON HOME OXYGEN, TUBED FLARED UP WITH A FLAME DX: SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Tableware and accessories |
| DEFIBRILLATOR FIRING: DEFIBRILLATOR WENT OFF WHILE PATIENT WAS WASHING DISHES, FELT JILT ANTERIOR CHEST, HAS HAD UNIT 7-8 YRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Bags |
| PACEMAKER FAILURE-FELL OVER A BAG. NOW HOME HEALTH NURSE IS UNABLE TO L OCATE PACEMAKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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