Accidents - Mattresses - 0-5 years old - Year 2008

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,380
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	378	Foot:	319
Elbow:	102	Ankle:	96
All Of Body:	94	Face:	94
Lower Leg:	86	Lower Arm:	73
Lower Trunk:	59	Neck:	50
Toe:	13	Wrist:	6
Upper Leg:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses
CHI & FACE CT-FELL-HIT HEAD ON BOXSPRING OF BED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses
2YMC 4 DAYS AGO WAS JUMPING ON A MATTRESS NOW C/O FOOT PAIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses, Ceilings and walls
MATTRESS WAS LEANING UP AGASINT THE WALL, FELL OVER ONTO THE CHILD AND STRUCK HIM TO THE HEAD. DX CHI/ SCALP HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses
YESTERDAY PT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HER FACE OFF OF A MATTRESS. NO L OC. HAS SMALL BRUISE TO R CHEEK. DX FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses
MATTRESS FELL ON LEG AT HOME. DX HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WITH MOM ON MATTRESS ON FLOOR IN LIVING ROOM, DAD FOUND PT NOT BREATHING, WOKE MOM, GIVEN CPR AT HOME; CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses
PATIENT PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHEN BOX SPRING MATTRESS FELL ON FOOT YEST ERDAY, WOKE WITH FOOT PAIN; FOOT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF A MATTRESS ONTO THE FLOOR, HAS SOFT BOGGY SPOT ON FOREHEAD. DX: RT PARIETAL NON-DEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses, Beds or bedframes
PT GOT RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BED HEADBOARD AND THE MATTRESS NO W WILL NOT BEAR WEIGHT ON FOOT PAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
NURSEMAID'S ELBOW-FELL FROM MATTRESS TO FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses
WAS HIT BY A MATTRESS & NOW NECK HURTS DX; NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
PLAYING ON MATRESSES AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
JUMPING ON SISTER'S MATTRESS WHEN HE FELL, & HIT HEAD ON A DRESSER DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
TRIPPED FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON MATTRESS CORNER REINFORCEMENT PI ECE.............SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses
FELL OFF A STACK OF MATRESSES AT DAYCARE. DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses
MATTRESS FELL ON HER;DX FRACTURED UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
JUMPING ON TODDLER MATTRESS ON FLOOR,TWISTED FOOT/ANKLE. RT FOOT SWOLLE N & TENDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
FOOT CT-JUMPED OFF MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR-HIT FOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS SITTING ON A MATTRESS THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELL BACK AN D STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR. NO LOC. SEEMED LETHARGIC. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
FELL BACKWARDS OFF A MATTRESS THAT PLACED ON THE FLOOR, FELL HITTING HE AD AGAINST HARDWOOD FLOOR>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
3 YOF WAS ON MATTRESS WITH SPRING POKING THROUGH AND CAUGHT LEFT FOOT S USTAINING A GAPING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Mattresses
PT JUMPING UP AND DOWN ON A MATTRESS AND STRAINED RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BOX SPRING. DX EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT SLEEPING ON MATTRESS/BOX SPRINGS ON FLOOR, ROLLED OFF ONTO CARP ETED FLOOR; HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED TO FLOOR OFF MATTRESS OF LOW BED LOWER ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF 2 FEET HEIGHT MATTRESS WAS ON THE FLOOR HITTING FACE ONTO CARP ETED FLOOR>> ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
MATTRESS BEING MOVED WHEN STRUCK LIGHT FIXTURE ON CEILING, FELL CUTTING PATIENT ON FOOT; FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses, Rugs or carpets
FELL FROM BOX SPRING MATTRESS, 2FEET HIGHT OFF GROUND, HITTING HEAD AGA INST CARPERTED FLOOR, NOW LETHARGIC>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses
PT JUMPING ON MATTRESS & HAD IMMEDIATE LEG PAIN WHEN JUMPED TO GROUND, NOW W/DEFORMITY AND SWELLING TO TIBIA; FRACTURE OF TIBIA & FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
PT HIT FACE ON METAL PART OF BOX SPRING DX: FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
JUMPED ON A BOX SPRING, AT HOME, & CUT RT CALF DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses
BOX SPRING FELL ON PTS LEG WHILE AT HOME, NOW W/SWELLING AND TENDERNESS TO LEG; TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
LAC TOE ON MATTRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses
SIBLING JUMPING ON MATTRESS THAT WAS ON TOP OF HIM;DX FRACTURED LOWER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses, Rugs or carpets
HEAD INJURY FROM ROLLING OFF BED 1 1/2 FT ONTO CARPET, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CORNER OF BOX SPRING. DX-ACUTE HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
PT WAS STANDING ON BOX SPRING AND LAC RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Mattresses
5 YO F SPRAINED ANKLE INJURED JUMPING OFF A PILE OF MATTRESS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT PLAYING WITH BROTHER ON MATTRESS THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST WALL AT HOME, FELL INJURING WRIST; WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses, Beds or bedframes
FELL OFF PLATFORM BED(QUEEN MATTRESS ON LOW BED FRAME~18" HIGHT), HITTI NG HEAD, NO LOC, CRIED IMMEDIATELY>> CLOSED HEAD INJUREY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mattresses
FELL ON MATTRESS WHEN JUMPING;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS ON A MATTRESS THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AND ROLLED OFF STRIKING HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Mattresses
PT EXPOSED TO SMOKE BY FRIEND'S CHILD WHO SET MATTRESS ON FILE IN TRAIL ER. DX. SMOKE INHALATION. NO FD CALLED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Mattresses
PT W/ COUGH, MOM STATES THAT MATTRESS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE WAS ON FIRE BY ANOTHER CHILD. DX. SMOKE INHALATION. FD DID NOT ATTEND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
PT JUMPED FROM THE MATTRESS TO THE FLOOR AT HOMR AND FRACTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Mattresses
MATTRESS FELL ON TOE. DX HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses
JUMPING ON MATTRESS, FELL, DX; ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses, Beds or bedframes
PT THROWN INTO BED ONTO SOFT MATTRESS BY COUSIN, NOW WONT MOVE HEAD AND STATES NECK HURTS; NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mattresses
SLEEPING ON VAN BACKSEAT THAT HAD A MATTRESS ON TOP-PT ROLLED OFF MATTR ESS &FELL FACE FIRST ONTO VAN FLOOR CONTUSION FACE/SCALP/NECK EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Mattresses, Floors or flooring materials
ROLLED OFF MATTRESS ONTO FLOOR UNSURE IF HIT HEAD, NO INJURY STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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