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Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 399
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Date: 12/29/2008Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
91 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN STRUCK IT ON METAL BED RAIL AT HOME. DX; LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
82 Y/O CUT LOWER LEG ON BED RAIL AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2008Age: 97 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
SCRAPED LEG ON A BED RAIL ABRASION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
54 YO F CONTUSION TO LEG HIT LEG ON BED RAIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED OVER A BED RAIL AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX: LEFT TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A BED RAILING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
INJURED LOWER LEG ON BEDRAIL FEW DAYS AGO, NO TREATMENT. DX-LAC. RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
NURSING HOME PT HAD R LOWER LEG CAUGHT IN BED RAILS CONTUSED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
LEFT SHIN LAC, PT HIT LEG ON A BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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