Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,860
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	369	Head:	242
Face:	221	Foot:	151
Elbow:	135	Lower Trunk:	111
Lower Arm:	93	Upper Arm:	79
Upper Leg:	79	Hand:	76
Upper Trunk:	66	Finger:	63
Toe:	63	Shoulder:	55
Wrist:	33	Ankle:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
76YOM, REACHING OVER THE BED ?RAIL TRYING TO GET A COOKIE&FELT A POP IN THE CHEST>>RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
90YOF WAS USING BED RAIL TO HOLD ON TO,SLIPPED OFF RAILING FELL ONTO THE FLOOR INJURED HIP;HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 96 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
96 YOF PRESENT TO THE ER AFTER SHE STRUCK THE RT SIDE OF HER FACE ON TH E RAIL OF BED EARLIER TONIGHT DX - BLUNT HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
87YOF GOT ARM CAUGHT IN BED RAIL THIS A.M. C/O SWELLING TO LT WRIST DX - DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
95 YOF, ARM GOT STUCK IN BED RAIL, FRACTURE ARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
81YOF, SUSTAINED MECH FALL WITH IMPACT OF HEAD AGAINST BED RAIL VS BED POST>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 73 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
73YOF, FELL HITTING FOREHEAD AGAINST SIDE RAIL OF BED VS AGAINST THE FL OOR>>SDH/LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
88YOF BROUGHT IN FROM NURSING HOME WITH RIB FX. PT POOR HISTORIAN. NH BELIEVE PT HIT BED RAILS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
56 YOM INJURED HAND ON BED RAIL. DX-CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
82YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME FELL AFTER CLIMBING ON BED RAILS DX CLAVICLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 71 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
71YOF, ON ***, ACC HIT SHIN ON BED RAILING, NO NOT ABLE TO CTRL BLEEDIN G>>AVULSION/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2010	Age: 89 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
89YOF FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BEDRAIL. DX. HEAD INJURY, HEAD ABRASION AND HEMATOMA.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
60YOF BENT OVER TO PULL A TOTE AT HOME & TRIPPED ON BED RAILING RAILING, FALLING ONTO COUCH CUSHIONS SUSTAINING BILAT LEG CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
STATES HIT ANKLE ON BED RAIL ANKLE PAIN 62YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
76 YOF LYING IN BED, CRAWLED OVER RAILS, AND FELL ON FLOOR HITTING FORE HEAD. DX: FALL WITH FOREHEAD LACERATIONS X 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT WAS GOING TO BATHROOM FELL BACKWARD , LANDING ON BED RAIL RIB FRAC TURE 78YOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT TRIPPED ON THE BED RAIL AND FELL GOING TO THE BATHROOM. FRACTURE SPI NE LUMBAR W/O SPINAL CORD INJURY CLOSED. 77 YOF*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
57 YO M, C/O RIGHT LOWER LEG BLEEDING AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST BED RAIL , DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/01/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
89YOM BANGED HEAD ON BED RAILS AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX. ALTERED MENTAL S TATUS, FACE ABRASION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
60 YO M, C/O HITTING RIGHT FOOT ON METAL RAILING OF BED, SWELLING, DX C ELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 89 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
LEG LAC. 89 YOF GOT LEG CAUGHT IN BED RAILING IN NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
52 YOM CAUGHT ARM IN SIDE RAIL WHILE SLEEPING. C/O RT SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
A 76 YOF FELL , HITTING HEAD ON BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME, HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2010	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
97 Y FEMALE NURSING HOME PT CLIMBED OVER ARM RAILS OF BED AND HIT FLOOR, DX: FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
87YOF TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME, HIT ELBOW ON BED RAIL DX: LT ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
59YOF, PULLED DOWN SIDE RAILING OF BED&FELL TO THE FLOOR >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
87 YO F TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING FACE AGAINST BED RAIL LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
63YOF TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME OVER A BEDRAILDX: FX RT HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 80 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
80 YOF-LACERATED RLE ON BED RAIL DX LAC RLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
69 YOF C/O RIB PAIN, FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK BACK ON RAIL, TRIPPED OVER DOGS AT HOME. DX-FX RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2010	Age: 71 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, Wheelchairs
71YOWF R LEG LAC W/LAREG HEMATOMA WHEN PT RAN INTO A METAL BED RAIL WH ILE DRIVING HER MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR. DX. LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
A 52 YOF LACERATED FOOT ON BEDRAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
60 YO F, C/O RIGHT 4TH TOE PAIN, STUBBED TOE AGAINST METAL BED RAIL AT 8PM TODAY, DX TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
80 W/O WM FELL ON BED RAIL AND LACERATED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 101 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
101YOF SUSTAINED FX TO WRIST WHEN SHE FELL OVER BED RAILS AND LANDED ON WRIST*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
90 YO F, FAMILY MEMBER WAS TAKING PATIENT OFF BED, GOT LEG CAUGHT IN BE D RAIL AND HEARD A SNAP AT FEMUR AREA, FX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
65 YOM INJURED FOOT WHEN H STRUCK BED RAIL. DX: CONTUSION LT HEEL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
A 87 YOM CLIMBED O VER BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME AND FELL, CONTUSION TO H EAD
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
94YOF ABR HEAD ON BED RAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 86 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
86 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT CUT LOWER LEG ON BED RAIL AT HOME. DX; 6 C M LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Bed rails
59 YOM GOT ARM STUCK IN BED RAIL CRUSH INJURY LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
92YOF ACCIDNETLY STRUCK HEAD ON SIDE OF BED RAIL INJURING SCALP; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
82YOM, SORES TO LOWER LEG X 1 WEEK SINCE GETTING CAUGHT IN BEDRAIL AT H OME, CELLULITIS R LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bed rails
51 YOF FELL HITTING BED RAIL 2 DAYS AGO. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
52 Y/O F HIT FINGER ON BED RAIL. DX CONTUSION & ABRASION OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bed rails
84YOF, REPORTS WAS WALKING IN HER ROOM WHEN TRIPPED&FELL HITTING HEAD A GAINST THE BED RAILING NO LOC YET FORGETFUL>>CHI/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 92 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
92 Y/O W/M CUT FACE WHEN FELL AT NURSING HOME HITTING HEAD ON BEDRAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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