Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,189
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	493	Lower Arm:	293
Lower Leg:	289	Lower Trunk:	258
Face:	179	Upper Trunk:	101
Shoulder:	86	Finger:	86
Ankle:	84	Upper Arm:	69
Upper Leg:	69	Hand:	49
Knee:	39	Foot:	39
Toe:	33	Wrist:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
PT BUMPED ANKLE ON BEDRAIL, SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT DROPPED METAL BEDRAIL ON TOE, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
TWISTED L KNEE IN BEDRAIL WHILE BEING MOVED ON 10/9 IN NH. DX. FX L TI BIA PLATEAU. (KNEE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PTS FEET GOT TANGLED IN HIS OXYGEN TUBING FELL FOREWARD STRIKING RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE BEDFRAME FRACTURED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT ARM ON BED RAIL. DX LACERATION RT FOREARM AND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
FELL 2 FT OVER SIDE RAIL OF BED DX R HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Bed rails
HIT LEG AGAINST BED RAIL L LOWER LEG PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Bed rails
96 Y.O. W FEMALE W/AVULSION TO HAND. PT INJ SELF ON BED RAIL @ NURSING HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT HIS FINGER ON RAIL WHILE GETTING INTO BED DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
81 YOM HAD BED RAIL FALL ON ARMCONTUSION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT FELL HIT HEAD ON SIDE RAILING OF BED. DX: HEMATOMA ON HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
80YOWM THAT FELL YESTERDAY.SAID HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ON A BED RAIL AND KIND OF FELT LIKE HE PULLED SOMETHING IN CHEST.DX:STRAIN/CONTUS CHEST W
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
L LEG LAC/83YOF HIT LEG AGAINT METAL BED RAIL CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED AND HIT RT ANKLE ON BED RAIL. LAC RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
HAND ABS-HIT SIDE RAIL OF BED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
LT RIB CT-LEANED OVER RAIL OF GRANDCHILD'S BED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
FOOT CAUGHT IN RAIL OF HOSPITAL BED AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
88 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX WRIST. PT INJ SELF ON BED RAIL @ NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
99YO F FELL OVER BED RAIL AT NURSING HOME. DX HIP CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
61 YO F HIT TOE ON BED RAIL FX TOE CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT PULLED RAIL OFF BED AND FELL OUT OF BED AT NURSING HOME-NOW HAS ABRASIONS BILATERAL FOREARMS; ABRASIONS BILATERAL FOREARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
LEFT HIP HEMATOMA.PT RESIDES IN A NURSING HOME AND HIT HIP ON RAIL OF B ED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
77 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LAC TO LEG.PT STRUCK LEG ON A BED RAIL @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
RT HIP AB-CAUGHT HIP IN BEDRAILS-@ NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
ARM GOT CAUGHT IN BED RAIL DX: UPPER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT STUMBLED AT HOME AND HIT HER LEG ON A BED RAIL. DX-RIGHT SHIN ABRASION, HEMATOMA LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LACERATION L EYEBROW, JUMPING UP AND DOWN ON BED AT HABILITATION CENTER, HIT HEAD ON BED RAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PATIENT RAN INTO A METAL BED RAIL AT HOME. DX-5CM LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 103 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
** STAFF REPORTS TURNING PATIENT TO BATHE HER AND SHE HIT L FOREHEAD ON SIDE RAIL. DX. LAC TO FH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON BEDRAILDX HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
CUT L LAT CALF SHIN ON BED RAIL AT NH. DX. LAC. L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
RT HIP FX-PT WITH ALZHEIMER'S SUS INJ TO RT HIP AND LEG AFTER GETTING L EG STUCK IN BED RAIL. ALSO HAS FX TIB-FIB. LIVES IN NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
84 YO F CUT L LEG ON BED RAIL. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SCALP LACERATION - STRUCK HEAD ON BEDRAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
THORACIC CONTUSION, AT *** WHEN BEDRAILS FELL AGAINST HER, RAILS GOT KN OCKED OVER BY OTHER MERCHANDISE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
LT HAND CT-CAUGHT HAND IN A BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT STATES SHE STRUCK HER ARM ON BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
NURSING HOME RESIDENT GETTING OUT OF BED , FELL HITTING BEDRAIL THEN FLOOR. DX HEAD TRAUMA WITH LAC OCCIPITAL REGION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL STRIKING HEAD ON BED RAIL, FALL FRONTAL LACERATION, AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
79 Y/O F C/O FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL. DX; HEAD CONTUSION- SCALP L AC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 101 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bed rails
FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON BED FRAME - OCCIPITAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
84 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX BACK. PT FELL & STRUCK BACK ON BED RAIL @ ASSISTE D LIVING FACILITY. PT ADM. E9179
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Chairs
75 Y.O. B FEMALE W/FINGER LAC. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BED RAIL & GERI-CHAIR @ NURSING HOME. E918
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
SLID OFF BED AND HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL DX: SCALP LAC 1 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED, FELL, AND HIT BEDRAILS WITH SHOULDER & HIP. DX CONTUSION L SHOULDER & HIP R/O MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
55 YO F SCRAPED L LOWER LEG ON BED RAIL. DX LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
57 YO F FELL OUT OF BED LAST PM STRIKING HEAD ON BED RAILING. DX HEADAC HE, MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
FELL ON BED RAIL DX. EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NH DX. EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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