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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 490
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CAUGHT BROTHER AS HE FELL TODAY AND HIT DRESSER AND WALL. DX: BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT TRIPPED & FELL HITTING CHEST AGAINST A DRESSER AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Foods |
| SWALLOWED GUM, THINKS GUM STUCK IN LUNG, ALSO FELL AGAINST DESK DX: RI B/CHEST WALL CONTUSION, NO FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT INJURED CHEST WALL BY RUNNING INTO A DRESSER A FEW DAYS AGO, TODAY DAUGHTER JUMPED ON CHEST TODAY REINJURING CHEST. DX: FX OCCULT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT BANGED L RIB CAGE ON A DRESSER, HAS FAIR AMOUNT OF PAIN. DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DX LWBS: CHEST PAIN: REPORTS MECH FALL ONTO ARMS ON A DESK ON EACH SIDE OF PT. NOW HAS MID STERNAL, NON RAD CP W INC WITH DI/PALP/MOVEMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FELL IN A ROOM, & HIT LT SIDE OF CHEST ON OPEN DRESSER DRAWER, AT HOME, ALSO HAS BRUISED LIP. DX; LBFE- CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CARRYING DRESSER DOWN STAIRS X2 DAYS, FELL AND HIT BACK ON WALL, NOW W/PAIN ON PALPATION OF THORACIC REGION; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 25YOM WAS HOME LIFTING DESK,FELT A SHARP PAIN ON LEFT SIDE OF CHEST; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| THORACIC STRAIN ,RT WRIST SPRAIN.PT PICKED UP A CHEST AND INJURED BACK AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| DRESSER FELL ON CHEST. DX RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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