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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,222
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| C/O WORSENING LOWER BACK PAIN S/P GOT UP QUICKLY FROM SITTING POSITION TO GET THE PHONE THEN SLIPPED&FELL, OCCURED 2 DAYS AGO>>MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Tables |
| LOW BACK PAIN & MUSCLE STRAIN: BENDING OVER TO SET PHONE ON THE COFFEE TABLE, SUDDEN ONSET LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT REACHED TO GET HIS CELL PHONE AND LOIST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO HIP FR ACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Beds or bedframes |
| *PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD & FELL FORWARD INTO BED POST TRANS TOTRAUMA CENTER, DX: ABDOMINAL HEMATOMA/ ACTIVE BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT BENT OVER TO PICK PHONE UP AND BACK WENT OUT. DX; BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUS L HIP, PELVIS, PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO ANSWER HER PHONE AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 86 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED&FELL WHILE TRYING TO REACH A RINGING PHONE, C/O LOWER BACK PAIN >> L-SPINE COMPRESSION FX/KNEE SPRAIN/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT WENT TO GET THE TELEPHONE, TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE HURTING HIS RT WRIST AND RT HIP. DX-RIGHT HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT C/O PAIN AFTER BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP CELL PHONE FROM FLOOR. LUMBA R STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Cords, electrical |
| WENT TO ANSWER PHONE, LEG CAUGHT IN PHONE CORD, FELL, DX; L HIP CONTUSI ON, L ANKLE SPRAIN, L KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| INTOXICATED TALKING ON CELL PHONE AND WAS STRUCK BY CAR WITH NECK AND B ACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL - USING WALKER - WHILE TRYING TO GET TO PHONE LEFT HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Bathtubs or showers |
| PT IN THE BATHTUB PLAYING AND PUT A PIECE OF A CELL PHONE UP RECTUM FB RECTUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 26YOM WAS HOME GIRLFRIEND THREW A CELLPHONE,HITTING HIM IN THE INGUINAL AREA;INGUINAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 70 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIED TO REACH FOR PHONE, INJURED BACK, STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP PHONE WHEN PAIN DEVELOPED. DX ACUTE SCIIATIC L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 65 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WENT TO ANSWER THE PHONE, TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO HIP >>SUBTROCHANTRIC HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED ON A PHONE CORD AND FELL ONTO (L) HIP DX-HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| GOT UP TO ANSWER THE PHONE, SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING FLANK >> ABRS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LUMBAR STR. . PT STUMBLED WHEN TALKING ON TELEPHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS REACHING FOR THE TELEPHONE AND FELL OVER STRIKING HEAD AND HIP I N THE PROCESS. DX: FRACTURE PUBIC RAMI |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| LEFT HIP FX. PT FELL WHEN TALKING ON TELEPHONE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82 YO FEMALE WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE AND TRIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR FRACTURE PELVS AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION WHILE REACHING FOR THE PHONE DX: HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| BENT OVER TO GET PHONE AND FELL RESULTING IN PAIN TO BACK BUT LEFT WITH OUT A DIAGNOSIS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/27/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD FELL IN FLOOR AND CONTUSED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE ON THE PHONE AND FELL LANDING ONTO PELVIS FRA CTURED PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO ANSWER PHONE THIS AM AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN BED SHEET AND FELL LANDING ON HIP. DX. SUBCAPITAL L HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs |
| 78YOF WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR AT HOME TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE, MOVED SIDE WAYS,HEARD A POP;HIP DISLOCATED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 84 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: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| GOT UP TO ANSWER THE PHONE, FELT DIZZY&FELL, C/O HIP PAIN >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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