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Accidents - Bathtub or shower enclosures - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 727
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:271Face:133
Lower Trunk:119Foot:119
Wrist:66Finger:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
LAC SCALP; FELL IN SHOWER . TOOK OUT SHOWER DOOR & LANDED ON WIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
FELL ON BATHTUB. DX- R HIP AND FLANK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures, Floors or flooring materials
PT. GETTING OUT OF SHOWER/TUB. FELL HIT HEAD ON FLOOR. DX. INTERNAL ORG AN INJURY . CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
STEPPING OUT OF SHOWER AND STRUCK TRACK OF SHOWER FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB. DX- R HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/30/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
1.5 CM FINGER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON HANDLE OF SHOWER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
TRAUMA FACE.PT.REFERS FALLING DOWN IN BATHTUB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
TAKING A SHOWER, GOT DIZZY SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE TUB AND FELL. DX- MIN OR HEAD INJURY, SYNCOPY, FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/24/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
STEPPED ON CORNER OF SHOWER DOOR TRACK. ACUTE LT FOOT INJURY, CANNOT R/ O OCCULT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL OUT OF SHOWER ENCLOSURE.. SPRAIN, RIGHT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2005Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON SHOWER DOOR, HAS BLEEDING AND HEMATOMA. DX: CHI , HEMATOMA, SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/21/2005Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtub or shower enclosures
PT ON *** FELL STRIKING FACE ON A SHOWER DOOR FRACTURED NOSE EPISTAXIS AXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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