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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 278
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT ROLLED OFF COUCH AT SITTER'S HOUSE YESTERDAY, SLEEPING A LOT, W OKE WITH VOMITING; LIKELY VIRAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT "SCREAMING HIS HEAD OFF", HAD FLU SHOT 3 DAYS AGO, FELL OFF COU CH TODAY, HAS FEVER; HEAD TRUMA, FEVER, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
| ROLLED OFF THE COUCH AT HOME ON TO CARPET NO LOC LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD FELL FROM COUCH, HITTING FLOOR DX ALL OVER BODY CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting |
| 1MOBM WHO ROLLED OFF THE COUCH ONTO THE CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME.SO APPAR ENT INJURY.DX:INFANT FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Other drugs or medications |
| PT, FROM ***, SLEEPING ON COUCH & FELL HITTING HEAD 3 DAYS AGO. DECR EASED LOC. +COCAINE/MARIJUANA. D:COKE/MJ INTOXICATION, DECEASED LOC.ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PROPPED UP ON COUCH WITH CUSHION AND FELL OFF;WANTS TO BE CHECKED;NO IN JURY NOTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2003 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FULL ARREST W/ DEATH-FOUND FACE DOWN ON COUCH-UNRESPONSIVE-AT HOME- POLICE & DCFS INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FELL OFF COUCH, HAD SEIZURE, UNSURE IF SEIZURE OCURRED BEFORE O R AFTER FALLING OFF COUCH; SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SAW COUCH ON FIRE TOLD MOM WHO WAS UPSTAIRS MOM THEN REMOVED SMOKING SOFA - SMOKE INHALATION - CHART STATES MOM REMOVED THE SMOKING SOFA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO SMOKE FROM SOFA FIRE - MOM REMOVED SMOKING SOFA SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO SMOKE FROM BURNING SOFA - SMOKE INHALATION MOM REMOVED SMOKING SOFA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT FOUND BY MOM ON BACK ON SOFA NOT BREATHING FOLLOWING EARLIER FE EDING; SUDDEN DEATH |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Blankets |
| PATIENT FOUND ON COUCH ON SIDE WITH BLANKET UNRESPONSIVE; CARDIOPULMONA RY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 3 MO OLD MALE WAS FOUND FACE DOWN ON COUCH BY FATHER |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| BEHIND COUCH, ATE *** RAT PELLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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