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Accidents - Bedding - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 631
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:174Shoulder:112
Lower Trunk:92Elbow:83
Face:68All Of Body:31
Wrist:30Finger:15
Toe:15Lower Leg:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/28/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bedding, Floors or flooring materials
PT. STATES HE FELL AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER BEDDING ON FLOOR. DX. DISLOCA TION L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/27/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bedding, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT CAUGHT FOOT ON BEDDING AND HIT ARM ON DRESSER. DX: SHOULDER PX, PROB DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2002Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bedding, Floors or flooring materials
PELVIS FX-FOOT CAUGHT IN BED COVERS-FELL ONTO THE FLOOR-AT HOME
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 11/26/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bedding
SLIPPED ON BED COVERS DX. WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2002Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bedding, Beds
PT. TRIPPED WHEN BECAME TANGLED IN BED LINENS GETTING OUT OF BED AT NH. DX. LAC L ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bedding
PT'S FEET CAUGHT IN BED COVERS & PT FELL. DX: T 12 COMPRESSION FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/07/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bedding
PT SLIPPED ON BED 3 DAYS AGO FATHER STATE PT PLANTED FOOT WRONG WAY MUSLE STRAIN LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bedding
48 YOM DEVELOPED AN ALLERGIC CONGESTION TO NEW BEDDING; HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. CHEST CONGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Bedding
21 YO FEMALE SLEPT ON NEW BEDDING FOR FIRST TIME AND DEVELOPED RASH ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Bedding
RODENT BITE-PT WAS BITTEN ON LEFT BUTTOCKS BY A RODENT THROUGH HER BED COVERS. PT LEAVES WINDOW OPEN WITH NO SCREEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Bedding
AT HOME USED PESTICIDES TO KILL TICKS ,SPRAYED ON BEDDING , AWOKE WITH SOB/RASH- EYES BURNING DX:PYRETHIN EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bedding
CAUGHT IN BEDDING - FELL FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bedding, Doors
TRY TO HANG BEDDING ON BEDROOM DOOR, SLIPPED OFF BED FX TIBIAL PLATEAU AND RIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/01/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bedding
A STRING FROM BED COVERS WAS WRAPPED AROUND PT.'S FINGER, WAS REMOVED FROM PATIENT'S FINGER. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Bedding
23 Y/O M C/O RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN - WHILE TURNING OVER IN BED. DX: DISLOCATED SHOULDER R - ANTERIOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Bedding
AT HOME PULLING UP BEDDING ONTO HIMSELF AND INJURED SHOULDER L SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bedding
81 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX WRIST. PT STS WRIST GOT WRAPPED UP IN THE CO VERS @ HOME & SHE INJ SELF. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Bedding
PT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT SECOND TOE ON THE BEDDING AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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