The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 150-154 , February 2010

A Case Report of a Severe Musculoskeletal Injury in a Wheelchair User Caused by an Incorrect Wheelchair Ramp Design

  • Richard F. Edlich, MD, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Distinguished Professor Plastic Surgery, and Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Director of Trauma Prevention, Education, and Research, Trauma Specialists LLP, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Richard F. Edlich, md, phd, Director of Trauma Prevention, Education, and Research, Trauma Specialists LLP, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, 22500 N.E. 128th Circle, Brush Prairie, WA 98606
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  • Angela R. Kelley

      Affiliations

    • Information Specialist, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon
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  • Karrie Morton

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon
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  • Richard E. Gellman, MD, FAAOS

      Affiliations

    • Orthopedic Specialist for Skeletal Trauma, Summit Orthopedic, LLP, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon
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  • Richard Berkey, MD, FACEP

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon
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  • Jill Amanda Greene

      Affiliations

    • Information Specialist, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon
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  • Larry Hill

      Affiliations

    • Director of Corporate Real Estate, Properties and Facilities, Legacy Health Systems, Portland, Oregon
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  • Roy Mears, BS

      Affiliations

    • Third year medical student, Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, California
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  • William B. Long III, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • President and Medical Director of Trauma Specialists, LLP, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon

Received 2 November 2006 ,Revised 27 February 2007 ,Accepted 14 July 2007.

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PII: S0736-4679(07)00767-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.07.067

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 150-154 , February 2010

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