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Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL TONIGHT AT GROUP HOME. HIT HEAD ON BED RA IL. DX. LAC HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
PT HAD FALL AND HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL. D: CHI, LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
GROUND LEVEL FALL AT HOME HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
57 YO FELL HIT HEAD ON BED RAIL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL WHILE GETTING INTO BED DX; HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2008Age: 97 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
97 YO FEMALE HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/06/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT CUT HEAD WHEN FELL ANDHIT BED RAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2008Age: 99 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Bed rails
CLIMBED OVER BED RAIL AT NURSING HOME AND FELL,HIT HEAD CONCUSSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2008Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
FELL, HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NH/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2008Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Bed rails
FELL STRUCK HEAD ON BED RAIL AT HOME C/O RT LEG PAI DX CONCUSSION AND RT TIB FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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