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Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Elbow

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 350
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2004:69
Year 2006:59
Year 2009:84
Year 2010:135

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/08/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: 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: 06/06/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: 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: 09/19/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails
PT HIT ELBOW ON EDGE OF BEDRAIL, CONTUSION TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF AN ELBOW ON A BED RAIL OF HIS BED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2006Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bed rails
PT FELL AND HIT LT ARM ON BED RAIL DX: RT ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2004Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
PT. FELL OFF BED AND CAUGHT ELBOW IN BEDRAIL AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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