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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 977
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT;S SISTER WAS CLEANING OUT A DESK DRAW & PT PUT A THERMOMETER INTO MOUTH & IT BROKE PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED BULB WITH MERCURY DX: INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FOUND ON FLOOR, DX PACEMAKER MALFUNCTION, NOT CAPTURING CORRECTLY, P T |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Drugs or medications |
| PT W/TAR SYNDROME AND CENTRAL LINE, NOW W/FEVER AT HOME; FEVER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Elevators or other lifts |
| PT WAS GETTING OFF ELEVATOR AND HIT WITH ROLLING IV POLE. DX DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT CAUGHT HOUSE ON FIRE WHILE SMOKING W/ OXYGEN TANK ON. INHALED SOME S MOKE. +FDA. D:CLINICAL PNA, COPD, HYPOXIA,SMOKE INHALATION, ARDS. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Day wear |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD FOUND A BLOOD DRAW TUBE AND STUCK IT IN HIS POCKET WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO. DX: NO BLOOD EXPOSURE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS USING A *** BELT & WAS SHOCKED & FELL TO FLOORDX: MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Tables |
| GIVING BLOOD @ SCHOOL, AFTER GETTTING UP FELT DIZZY&SYNCOPED & FELL HIT ITNG CHIN ON A TABLE, NO OBVIOUS INJURIES>> SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 79 years | 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: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| A-FIBRILLATION;RENAL FAILURE/79YOM AT HOME AT 9:30A, ROLLED OVER IN BED AND WAS "SHOCKED". THINKS DEFIBULLATOR WENT OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Liquid drugs |
| PT AT HOME ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SELF IN HAND WITH A ***/DX ACCIDENTAL SEL F INJECTION WITH *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs |
| PT HAD A FOLEY CATHETHER WHICH WAS STUCK UNDER CHAIR AND CAUSED CLT SOB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| ON O2, LIT CIGARETTE, TANK EXPLODED, HOUSE ON FIRE, PT SPRAYED WITH FIR E EXTINGUISHER, FD ON SCENE DX PT EPXIRED IN ER |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/22/2007 | Age: 66 years | 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: Medical equipment, general, Floors or flooring materials |
| WOKE UP TO GO TO BATHROOM, GOT OUT OF BED AND FELL TO FLOORDX; CARDIAC ARREST, PROSTHETIC *** VALVE LEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/19/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS SHOCKED 3 TIMES WITH AICD & WAS KNOCKED ONTO THE BED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| PATIENT WITH J-TUBE FUSSIER, WENT TO BED AND WOKE SCREAMING, VOMITED; J -TUBE PROBLEM/REPLACEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Liquid drugs |
| PT HAD PE TUBE PLACEMENT 4 DAYS AGO, NOW HAS STOMACH PAIN , CONSTIPATIO FACIAL SWELLING. DX: CONSTIPATION SECONDARY TO NARCOTICS FROM SURGURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| PT WAS SMOKING WHILE ON HOME OXYGEN, TUBED FLARED UP WITH A FLAME DX: SMOKE INHALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 72 years | 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Tableware and accessories |
| DEFIBRILLATOR FIRING: DEFIBRILLATOR WENT OFF WHILE PATIENT WAS WASHING DISHES, FELT JILT ANTERIOR CHEST, HAS HAD UNIT 7-8 YRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 86 years | 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: Medical equipment, general, Bags |
| PACEMAKER FAILURE-FELL OVER A BAG. NOW HOME HEALTH NURSE IS UNABLE TO L OCATE PACEMAKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2006 | Age: 14 years | 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: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| MOM HEARD THUD, FOUND PT HAD FALLEN OUT OF BED, LOC, PT HAS TRACH, AWOK E LATER WITH SUCTIONING/STIMULATION; SYNCOPE, POSSIBLE TRACHEA BLOCKED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS HOLDING SON;S ARM WHILE IT WAS BEING CASTED AND FELT LIGHTHEADED AND PASSED OUT HITTING WALL, DX: SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Liquid drugs |
| PATIENT TAKING CHEMO, RADIATION,***, ***, NOW HAS FEVER, VOMITING;FEVER FEVER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2006 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WITH H/O SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME, HAS VP SHUNT, ROLLED OFF BED ONTO PIL LOWS AT HOME, NOW VOMITING, IRRITABLE, FEVER; FEVER, VOMITING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Medical equipment, general, Chairs |
| PT AT DR'S OFFICE, PASSED OUT WHILE GETTING BLOOD DRAWN, STARTED SHAKIN G WHILE SITTING IN CHAIR DX: SYNCOPE VS. SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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