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Accidents - Sheets or pillowcases - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:275Face:94
Upper Trunk:78Wrist:77
Foot:68All Of Body:68
Ankle:34Hand:16
Toe:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/23/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
? ALLERGIC REACTION TO HOSPITAL SHEETS-SPENT NIGHT @ HOSPITAL W/ FAMILY MEMBER-RASH ON ARMS, BACK, & BACK OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
PT W/ RASH TO TRUNK/ EXTREMITIES. SPENT NIGHT AT FRIEND'S WHERE THERE W ERE LOTS OF CATS. ALSO SLEPT IN DIRTY SHEETS. D:FOLLICULITIS, SCABIES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/31/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Carts
28 YO MALE PULLED LINEN FROM CART AND HEARD CRACK IN HAND STRAIN LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2003Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
PT'S FOOT GOT TANGLED IN SHEETS AND SHE FELL. DX: R ANKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2003Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
PT SUS CONTUSION TO TOE WHEN TRIPPING OVER SHEETS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Tables
SLIPPED ON A SHEET AND HIT HIS FACE ON A NIGHT STAND AT HOME CAUSING CUT ABOVE LEFT EYEBROW, ETOH ON BREATH. DX LACERATION OF FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
BENT OVER TO PICK UP SHEETS. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2003Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
RASH ALL OVER BODY AFTER USING NEW SHEETS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
NEPHROSTOMY TUBE CAME OUT - AWAKEN LINEN WET-SEVERE ABDOMEN PAIN NEPHROSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds or bedframes
BENT OVER TO TUCK SHEET IN BED HURT BACK DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Fans
PT STATES SHE WAS FLIPPING SHEETS INTO THE AIR AND HIT HER WRIST ON CEILING FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
35 YO F HURT BACK WHILE REACHING FOR A SHEET. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
SOFT TISSUE INJ L FOOT/31YOF CAUGHT FOOT IN SHEET 3 DAYS AGO AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2003Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
DX:HIVES. DEVELOPED RASH AFTER SLEEPING ON NEW SHEETS THAT HAVE NOT BEE N WASHED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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