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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,413
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Christmas decorations |
| 38YOF CONTUSION TO RIBS STANDING ON COOLER TO GET CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWN AT HOME& FELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 35 YOF INJURED LOWER LEG FROM "ICE" BURN . LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 38YOF WAS APPLYING AN ICE PACK TO FORHEAD AND SCRATCHED SELF IN THE LEF T EYE CORNEAL ABRAISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 45 YO F, C/O DIZZINESS AFTER A COOLER FELL ON HER HEAD, DX C-H-I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 49 YOF HURT BACK LIFTING COOLER FILLED WITH ICE ACUTE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 28YOM CONTUSION TO RIBS FELL ON COOLER WHILE ON VACATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 26 Y/O/M DROPPED A COOLER FILLED WITH ICE ON HAND AT FIREHOUSE DX/ RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 37 YO F HURT WRIST LIFTING A COOLER. DX WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 32 YOF CAUGHT TOE WHILE PICKING UP COOLER. DX: L GREAT TOE NAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 26 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: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 26YOM MOVING ICE COOLERS LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING CHEST ON CORNER OF COOLER;CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Luggage |
| LOW BACK STRAIN-27YOM SUS INJ TO LOWER BACK AFTER LIFTING HEAVY COOLERS AND SUITCASES ON VACATION & PLAYING SOFTBALL. HAS INTRACTABLE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 48 YOM FELL FROM A CLIFF ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO INURING LEFT SHOULDER, TODAY WAS LIFTING A COOLER, INJURED SHOULDER AGAIN DX: ROTATOR CUFF TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 38 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT HURT BACK LIFTING ICE CHEST. DX: STRAIN TO L OWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ^44 YOM-C/O LOWER BP AFTER TWISTING WHILE LIFTING COOLER FROM BACK OF T RUCK DX ACUTE LOW BP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| CONTUSION RT.KNEE.41YOF.PT.REFERS COOLER FELL ON KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 39YOF HIT FOOT ON COOLER DX 4TH TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 49 Y/O M WAS LIFTING A 60 LBS COOLER YESTERDAY NOW C/OBILATERAL SHOULD ER PAIN DX SHOULDER MYALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| MINOR CONT'S: 31YOF SITTING ON A COOLER @ LOCAL EVENT, PEOPLE IN FRONT OF HER WRESTLING,FELL ON HER,COOLER BUMPED R SIDE OF BUTTOCKS, CONT'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 40YOM WAS CARRYING COOLER AND FELL LANDING ON HAND HYOEREXTENDING THUMB ...SPRAINED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 45 YOF DROPPED AN ICE CHEST ON FOOT. DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 29 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 29 Y F INJURED BACK AFTER LIFTING HEAVY COOLER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 43YOF HAS WRIST PAIN AFTER TAKING COOLER OFF TOP OF VEHICLE DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 28YOF-BACK PAIN-HELPING A RELEATIVE CARRY A COOLER WHEN RELEATIVE DROPP ED HER END CAUSING BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 48YOF,DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN S/P LIFTING A HEAVY ICE COOLER PAIN AT WORST WITH BENDING TWISTING & TURNING HX OF HERNIATED DISC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 40YOF INJ LT FOOT WHILE STEPPING ON A COOLER DX: LT FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 29YOF CARRYING A FULL COOLER AT THE BEACH AND DROPPED HER END ONTO HER LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT LACERATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 50YOF STANDING ON A COOLER IN HER KITCHEN AND FELL OFF SUSTAINED A CONT USION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 37 YOM, DROPPED BEER COOLER ON HAND, CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 42YOM PASS OF A TRUCK STRUCK BY CAR ON R REAR SPINNING TRUCK COOLER IN BACK OF TRUCK CAME THROUGH WINDOW HITTING PT IN BACK OF HEAD DX-CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| LIFTING A COOLER FULL OF DRINKS. SPRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER. 31 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 39 YOM HAD ICE PACK FALL ON FOOT. DX: LAC BIG TOE, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 35YOF SUSTAINED LUMBAR STRAIN WHEN SHE LIFTED A HEAVY COOLER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| A 45 YOF WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A COOLER LID. DX: RIGHT EYE ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | 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: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 37 YO F COOLER FELL ON BACK CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ICE PACK FELL OUT OF FREEZER AT HOME AND HIT PATIENT IN HEAD. CONTUSION SCALP. 38 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 50YOF FELL OFF A COOLER AND INJURED RIGHT WRIST, FRACTURE OF RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 36 YOF FELL OFF OF ICE CHEST. DX: R FOOT SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 50 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: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 50 Y/O F FELL OFF COOLER FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 43 YOF C/O SHOULDER PAIN LIFTED A COOLER YESTERDAY. DX-LEFT SHOULDER PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 44YOM DROPPED A COOLER ONTOP OF RIGHT FOOT HEMATOMA TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 49YOM, C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF CHEST PRESSURE LIKE PAIN W/O RADIATION WHILE LODING ITEMS INTO A COOLER VS TRUCK>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| R ACHILLES TENDONITIS:44YOM R ANKLE PAIN OVER THE ACHILLES TENDON REGION, CLIMBING, WALKING, USING FEET ALOT, IN COOLER 1 HR, NOT COMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 35YOF SITTING ON SMALL ICE CHEST W/WHEELS ON IT HOLDING A SMALL CRYSTAL BALL WHEN CABINET FROM ABOVE FELL ON PT C/O HAND LAC.DX:TENDON LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 40YOM WAS HELPING UNLOAD A COOLER AND TWISTED ANKLE DX:RT ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 30 YOM LIFTED A COOLER. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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