Accidents - Toilets - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,024
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Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT LIFTING BROKEN TOILET AND CUT FOREARM ON PORCELAIN. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 77 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: Toilets
FELL AND HIT LOWER ARM ON COMMODE IN BATHROOM. ABRASION, LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
PT. WENT TO THE BATHROOM LAST NIGHT; MISSED THE TOILET AND HIT FOREARM ON BATHTUB. AVULSION OF SKIN OF LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 71 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: Toilets
LACERATED LOWER ARM ON A BROKEN TOILET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 84 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: Toilets
FELL AND HIT ARM ON TOILET DX LEFT ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT FELL FROM SITTING POSITION OFF TOILET. UNSURE WHY SHE FELL. FOREARM SKIN LACERATION, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA. D: SYNCOPE, UTI. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
68 YO MALE WAS WEAK AND FELL FROM TOILET IN WAITING ROOM IN RADIOLOGY - CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
4CM FOREARM LAC-CUT ARM ON SHARP PORCELAIN TOILET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 93 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: Toilets
FELL OFF ?TOILET, " F.ARM SKIN TERS/LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT C/O CUT RT ARM. PT FELL WHILE CARRYING COMMODE AND COMMODE BROKE AND CUT LOWER ARM . DX LAC LFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
PT TRYING TO USE THE TOILET AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 66 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: Toilets
PT TRYING TO TRANSFER TO TOILET AND FELL, L KNEE PAIN, BRUISING TO ARMS AND LEGS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/25/2005	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: Toilets, Beds or bedframes
EFT ARM FX. PT FELL OVER A COMMODE AND STRUCK ARM ON A BED RAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
PATIENT FELL OFF THE COMMODE. DX-ABRASION, COPD, CONFUSION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
CARRYING TOILET TANK OUT OF HOUSE IT BROKE & CUT L FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toilets
PASSED OUT WHILE ON COMMODE INJURED LEFT ARM. ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
PATIENT FELL OFF OF COMMODE SEAT INJURING HER RT ARM. DX-FRACTURED RT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets, Day wear
ACUTE R DISTAL RADIUS FX, S/P FALL: ATTEMPTING TO SIT ON TOILET AT *** , WHEN PULLING UP PANTS LOST BALANCE, HIT DOOR AND FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toilets
FOREARM HEMATOMA-FELL AGAINST A TOILET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toilets
FELL OVER BEDSIDE COMMODE @ HOME DX R RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	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: Toilets, Bathtubs or showers
GETTING OFF COMMODE, FELL AGAINST SHOWER/ FX DISTAL ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toilets
59 YO MALE CUT ARM ON TOILET WHILE THROWING IT OUT LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 84 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: Toilets
LEFT FOREARM SKIN TEAR.PT FELL OFF A TOILET AND INJURED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 82 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: Toilets
FELL OFF TOILET AT NH DX. FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 85 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: Toilets, Wheelchairs
PT FELL GOING FROM TOILET TO WHEELCHAIR. DX: CONT L FOREARM/L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toilets
91 YOF FELL CLEANING BATHROOM TOILET AT NURSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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