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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 196
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Beds |
| 83 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN GOT TANGLED IN SHEETS WHILE GETTING OUT OF BEAD AT HOME. DX; LAC BACK OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| KNEE FRACTURE - TRIPPED OVER CORD TO ELECTRIC BLANKET AND FELL INJURING LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| PT SUST, LUMBAR STRAIN FROM MATTRESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets, Beds |
| PATIENT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AND GOT TANGLED UP IN THE ELECTRIC BLANKET. DX-KNEE, FOOT PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| S/P FALL AT HOME RT HIP PAIN TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC BLANKET CORD DX: FX RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric blankets or sheets |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC BLANKET CORD AND FELL ON HIP AND BUTTOCKS. FRACTURE HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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