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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,481
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows |
| WAS PILLOW FIGHTING WITH COUSIN AND LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows |
| 10 YO M PLAYING WITH PILLOW WAS STRUCK IN FACE LAC EYEBROW/FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows |
| CHILD HIT IN FACE WITH GLASS WHEN GLOBE BROKE DURING A PILLOW FIGHT.D: FACE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 11 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: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| 11 YO M SLIPPED ON PILLOW, LANDED ON FLOOR BACK. DX LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| 10YOF TRIPPED OVER PILLOW DX: SPRAIN L ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| IN PILLOW FIGHT AT HOME HIT W PILLOW AND STRUCK HEAD ON DRESSER SUST LA C TO HEAD DX 3 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT WAS PLAYING AND HIT IN EYE WITH THE CORNER OF A PILLOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS HAVING PILLOW FIGHT AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: CONT/SPRAIN L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| THROWING PILLOW IN AIR AT HOME, HIT LIGHT SHADE ON CEILING WHICH BROKE , GLASS CUT LIP. DX: LACERATON LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Ceilings and walls |
| CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW - WAS AT HOME WITH A FRIEND - PILLOW FIGHTING - PUSHED INTO A WALL STRIKING ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT WAS AT HOME HAVING A "PILLOW FIGHT" WHEN SHE WAS HIT BY A PILLOW CAU SING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND A CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT JAMMED LT THUMB IN PILLOW, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT INJURED R 5TH FINGER THROWING PILLOW, R 5TH DIGIT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Other toys |
| PT HAVING A PILLOW FIGHT WAS STRUCK ON LT WRIST BY A THROWN TOY BY 3YR OLD BROTHER, CONTUSION/SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows, Chairs |
| L GREAT TOE PAIN.TRIPPED OVER PILLOW & HIT CHAIR.DX CONT VS FX L 1ST TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN PLAYING UNDER DUSTY CUSHION AT HOME, ASTHMAA CUTE BRONCHOSPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PILLOW FIGHTING AT HOME. DX. FX. L MIDDLE #5. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT BURNED HAND ON BURNING PILLOW, NOT STATED IF FIRE DEPT ATTENDED; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| STIFF NECK SINCE YESTERDAY, LYING PRONE, PULLING LEG UP & PRESSING HEAD INTO PILLOW, HEARD NECK "POP". DX: NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| PATIENT WOKE WITH NECK PAIN AT HOME, HAD USED A DIFFERENT PILLOW; MUSCL E SPASM WITH TORTICOLLIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| HAVING A PILLOW FIGHT AT FRIEND;S HOUSE,FELL ONTO FOREARM FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT. THROWING PILLOW AND FELLS LIKE SHE TWISTED HER BACK. DX. STRAIN T HORACIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH FRIEND AND WAS HIT IN EYE WITH PILLOW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pillows |
| TRIPPED OVER PILLOWS AT HOME AND LANDED ON RIGHT HAND. DX RIGHT HAND INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| FRACTURED FINGER DURING PILLOW FIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows |
| WHILE PLAY PILLOW FIGHTING, PT WAS HIT WITH PILLOW TO EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows |
| CHILD AT FRIEND'S HOUSE HAVING PILLOW FIGHT.DX LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| LT 5TH FINGER FX-INJURY IN A PILLOW FIGHT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT TWISTED PINKY WHILE PILLOW FIGHTING WITH SIBLING - BROTHER HIT PT WI TH PILLOW , JAMMED FINGER. D: SPRAIN / 5TH DIGIT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| SHOULDER CLAVICLE FRACTURE - SLEEPING UNDERNEATH A CUSHION, FATHER SATD OWN NOT REALIZING DAUGHTER WAS THERE, INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pillows |
| PATIENT USING NEW PILLOWS AND WORKING IN WEEDS, HAS FACIAL RASH; CONTAC T DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT WAS PLAYING PILLOW FIGHT AND JAMMED LEFT THUMB. D: FRACTURE OF RIG HT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Ceilings and walls |
| CONTUSION (R) 4TH FINGER, PT PUNCHING A PILLOW, MISSED & STRUCK A WALL, C/O PAIN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Vacuum cleaners |
| PATIENT JAMMED THUMB AGAINST HANDLE ON VACUUM CLEANER DURING PILLOW FIG HT; THUMB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT. POKED HER EAR WITH A SUCKER STICK. MOM FOUND BLOOD ON HER PILLOW. R ESULTING IN A PUNCTURE TO THE EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pillows, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| TRIPPED ON PILLOW AND FELL HITTING HEAD BEHIND EAR ON DESK. NONWORK. LACERATION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 14 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: Pillows |
| PATIENT SLIPPEDON CUSHION AND HEARD POP IN HIP. HAS PAIN. D: HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pillows, Beds |
| 14-YOM SUSTAINED A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS EYE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A FEATHER PILLOW WHILE SITTING IN BED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pillows |
| PATIENT WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT HOME WITH BLOOD ALL OVER HER PILLOW FROM A NOSE BLEED. DX EPISTAXIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pillows |
| PT HURT THUMB DURING A PILLOW FIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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