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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 864
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 62 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Batteries |
| PT CHANGING THE BATTERY ON HER PHONE WHEN SHE STRUCK HERSELF IN THE CHE ST WITH IT CONTUSION TO RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TRIPPED OVER A TELEPHONE CORD AT A SCHOOL CONTUSION RIB CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE WIRE AT HOME AND FELL, FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF WORSENING SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN THAT STARTED WHILE HOLDING THE PHONE TALKING>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX RIB CONTU: HAS PAIN WITH MV'MT SINCE FALL TODAY, UNSURE WHAT SHE LANDED ON BUT THINKS IT WAS THE PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 50 YOM TRIPPED WITH PHONE IN HAND AND FELL ON TOP OF PHONE CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 67 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX CONTU CHEST WALL: SLIPPED & FELL ONTO THE FLOOR, HAD CELL PHONE IN POCKET AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE ANTERIOR CH. PAIN NOW W PALPATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT BENT OVER TO REACH FOR PHONE. DX: L 9, 10 RIB FX'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PRESENSTS WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF LEFT SIDED CHEST PAIN RADIATING TO THE L EFT ARM WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN ONSET OF CHEST PAIN, HEART RACING WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE>>PALPITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Medical equipment, general |
| 50 YO MALE WENT TO ANSWER PHONE AND FELT SHOCK GO UP LEFT ARM AND TO HIS HEAD THEN PACEMAKER - CHES PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| HOLDING A PHONE IN ONE HAND TRYING TO MANIBULATE THE WALKER TO GET UP O FF THE CHAIR, LAST BALANCE&FELL>> UPPER ARM LAC/VERTEBRA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 94 YOF WAS RUNNING TO ANSWER TELEPHONE IN ROOM AT NURSING HOME AND LOST BALANCE SUSTAINING THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 39 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE TALKING ON PHONE CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 29 YO F CHEST PAIN DEVELOPED SHOCK TYPE PAIN WHILE USING A CELL PHONE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 98 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS RUSHING TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AT HOME & LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON FLOOR DX: THORACIC SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 82YOF WAS ANSWERING TELPHONE LOST BALANCE,FALLING FORWARD, RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 89 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| CONTUSION RIBS - 89 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER SYNCOPAL EPISODE AT HOME - CHEST WALL PAIN AFTER PRESUMED FALL - WAS TALKING ON PHONE AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Motor vehicles or parts |
| WAS WALKING AND TALKING ON PHONE WHEN A VAN BACKED INTO HER AND BUMPED HER ARM C/O ARM AND RIB PAIN DX- CHEST WALL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 62 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE AND HIT THE DESK/ DX-CHEST WALL CONTUSION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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