Accidents - Bathtubs or showers - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,674
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Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Handrails, railings or banisters
CONT. L FOREARM, VIA EMS, PT GETTING OUT THE BATHTUB, STRUCK A RAILING, NO FALL, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, SENSATION INTACT, HX OF ARTHRITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL IN SHOWER AT HOME, FX LT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN SHOWER DX. RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL WHILE IN THE SHOWER SUSTAINED" RT RADIUS FX,NASLA FX,FACIAL LAC ERATIONS, SYNCOPE"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN THE SHOWER AT HOME CONTUSION TO TIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT C/O RT ARM PINNED BETWEEN TUB AN BASIN ON MONDAY -NOW PAINFUL, SWOLLEN AND DISCOLORED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN THE BATHTUB AT HOME FRACTURED LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SCRAPED LEFT FOREARM WHILE GETTING INTO SHOWER C/O BLEEDING AND PAIN LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED IN BATHTUB AND FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME PT. STATES SHE CUT HER ARM ON UNKNOWN METAL OBJECT IN THE SHOWER DX: L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL ONTO BATHTUB FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL IN THE SHOWER DX: R RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL GOING INTO SHOWER BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT LEFT ARM ON SHOWER WALLC ONTUSION LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN BATHTUB. DX: FX L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED IN THE TUB- SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED GETTING INTO SHOWER. DX: R DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN BATHTUB AT HOME, HEMATOMA RT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
53 YEAR OLD FEMALE FAINTED AND FELL INTO BATHTUB RIGHT ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
LEFT ARM LACERATION-WAS AT HOME AND FELL IN BATHROOM AND STRUCK LEFT AR M ON BATHTUB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN THE BATHTUB WHILE CLEANING IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT SHAVING LEGS WHEN SLIPPED IN SHOWER AND INJURED WRIST. D: DISTAL RAD IUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FEL IN BATHTUB LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT FELL IN SHOWER, CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL AGAINST TUB - LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
93 YOF FELL GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB SUFFERING LACERATION TO LOWER LEFT A RM AND MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED IN SHOWER - HURT ARM - FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE SHOWER THIS AM, C/O RT WRIST AND RT LEG PAIN. FX RT RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT STATES SHE SLIPPED IN BATHTUB AND LACERATED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TUB DX: CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SPRAIN FOREARM - 53 YOF C/O RIGHT FOREAR PAIN AFTER SLIPPING IN THE SHO WER AND HITTING RIGHT ARM ON WALL AND THEN THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT FELL OUT OF SHOWER. DX: CONTUSION TO FOREARM, LACERATION TO F OT, NO SUTURES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2004	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bathtubs or showers
SKIN TEAR R FOREARM - FELL WHEN GETTING OUT OF BATHTUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN THE SHOWER AT HOME FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bathtubs or showers, Floors or flooring materials
STEPPING INTO SHOWER, SLIPPED, FELL BACK, HIT FLOOR, -LOC, R ARM PAIN DX: FX DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bathtubs or showers
PT SLIPPED IN BATHROOM HITTING FOREARM AGAINST BATHTUB C/O PAIN DX CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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