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Lethal accidents - Beds or bedframes - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 262
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:157Head:70
Lower Trunk:34

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/11/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Beds or bedframes, Floors or flooring materials
C/O CHEST PAIN,WORSENEDAFTER PT TRIED GETTTING OUT OF BED & SLIPPED TO FLOOR DX:CP R/O MI,CRHONIC PNEUMONIA,CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 09/02/2007Age: 98 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Beds or bedframes
PT FELL OUT OF BED AT NURSING HOME. DX: R HIP FX.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 05/29/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Beds or bedframes, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS AT A NURSING HOME, FOUND ON FLOOR AFTER FALLING OUT OF BED AND HITTING THE FLOOR. POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY PT DIED BEFORE DIAGNOSIS.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead


Date: 05/16/2007Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Beds or bedframes
PT C/O FALL OUT OF BED. DX CARDIAC ARREST/ PT PASSED AWAY AT ER.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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