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Accidents - Bed rails - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2003:69
Year 2004:69
Year 2005:15
Year 2006:71
Year 2009:15
Year 2010:79

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/04/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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: 05/30/2010Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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: 05/27/2009Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Beds or bedframes
@ 4AM NOTICED LEG WAS CAUGHT IN THE BED RAILING, NOW WITH KNEE PAIN >>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bed rails
PATEINT HIT BED RAIL WITH THIGH, DX; LESION TO UPPER LEG WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails
PT GOT L LEG CAUGHT IN BED RAIL, HEARD POP FOLLOWED BY PAIN DX: CHIP FX L FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/12/2004Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bed rails, Floors or flooring materials
POSSIBLE R FEMUR FX - FELL OVER RAIL, OUT OF BED, ONTO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/05/2003Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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

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