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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,447
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PTS FRIEND DID A CARTWHEEL, ACCID STRUCK PT IN L CHEST W/ FOOT. FELT DI ZZY AFTER, PASSED OUT ON COUCH BRIEF LOC DX SYNCOPE 2ND TRAUMATIC EVENT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
PT HAS A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AT HOME HAD A ATRAUMATIC FALL FROM SOFA TO FL OOR-SYNCOPE RULE OUT CARDIAC DYRSHYTHMIA |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Insect induced injuries |
PT SLEPT ON COUSINS COUCH, TO ER WITH BUMPS ALL OVER BODY, DX BEDBUG BI TES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
PT COULDNT GET OFF COUCH, SO PT LOWERED SELF TO FLOOR TO CRAWL UPSTAIRS. DX; WEAK |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT VOMITED, FELL OFF COUCH AND STARTED HAVING A SEIZURE, ALSO W/ABD PAI N AND UNABLE TO HEAR OUT OF EAR; SEIZURE, OTITIS MEDIA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
URTICARIA.PT SLEPT ON FRIENDS COUCH AND NOW SKIN IS RED AND ITCHES. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
DX LWOBS: SYNCOPE. PLAY'G W CHILD TODAY, BLEW NOSE, FELT EAR POP, GOT DIZZY & HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE. STRUCK HEAD ON COUCH-ABRASION TO FOREHEAD |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
PT LAYING ON COUCH. DAD LEFT ROOM. HEARD A THUD. FOUND PT ON FLOOR, FAC E DOWN W/ SZ LIKE ACT. VOMITED AND HEADACHE AFTER. NO HX. DX SZ DISORDE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
DX SYNCOPE/HTN: RETURNED F EAR MD & HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF ABD PN @ LOW ABD, FELT NEAR-SYNCOPE, GOT "HOT" THE WAS ON COUCH, FOUND ON FLOOR |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
FELL OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR DURING SEIZURE SEIZURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Motor vehicles or parts |
^ALONE,LIFTING COUCH,SITTING ON BACK OF TRUCK,FELT LITEHEADED,SUPPORTIN G,COUCH,TRIED TO PUT IT DOWN,FELL OFF TRUCK,HIT HEAD DX:SYNCOPE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PATIENT WITH FEVER, MOM PLACED ON COUCH TO SLEEP, MOM WENT TO KITCHEN & HEARD PT FALL OFF COUCH, SAW WHOLE BODY SHAKING; FEBRILE SEIZURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS.PT ROLLED OFF A COUCH. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
PT FELL OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR. DX; WEAK |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
22 YOF SLEPT ON COUCH AT FRIEND'S HOUSE AND HAS ACUTE ALLERGIC REACTION SCABIES - ALLERGIC REACTION - CHICKEN POX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Insect induced injuries |
PT SUSTAINED BUG BITES TO BODY AFTER SLEEPING ON A SOFA WITH BUGS* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT AWOKE TO COUCH ON FIRE. + FD. DX: SMOKE INHALATION, R HAND 2ND DEG BURN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
PT ROLLED OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR WHILE HAVING A SEIZURE DX: SEIZURE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tablet or capsule drugs |
PT, ON MULT. MEDS FOR INSOMNIA & CHRONIC PAIN, FELL OFF COUCH IN SLUMP. HAS ABNORMAL MOVEMENTS. D:SYNCOPE, BENZO & MED RXN, MILD ANEMIA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables |
SITTING ON COUCH, STOOD UP, LIGHTHEADED, PASSED OUT, HIT HEAD ON TABLE, DX; SYNCOPE LIKELY ORTHOSTATIC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
DX VOMIT'G IMPROVED/DEHYDRATION/PRE-SYNCOPE: UNDERGO'G EVAL FOR SYNCOPE HAD EPISIDOE TODAY W GOT UP FROM COUCH; FELT N/LT-HEADED/VISION & SPOT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
PT STOOD UP FROM COUCH FELT DIZZY & FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: NEAR SYNCOPE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
MOM BUCKLED PT IN SWING & WENT TO BED, 7 YO SIBLING TOOK PT OUT & PUT O N COUCH, MOM FOUND PT FACE DOWN ON COUCH NOT BREATHING; CARDOPUL ARREST |
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables |
PT ROLLED OFF COUCH AND STRUCK HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE, IMMEDIATELY CRIED AND EYES ROLLED BACK; SEIZURE |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
FELT WEAK GETTING UP FROM COUCH/WEAKNESS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT WITH SMOKE INHALATION, WAS SMOKING, COUCH CAUGHT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPARTMENT MENTIONED |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
WIFE STATES PT GOT UP FROM THE COUCH AND COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR. CPR IN PROGRESS. CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST* |
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
PATIENT TURNED BLUE, NOT BREATHING X4, FELL OFF COUCH ONTO SOFT CARPET YESTERDAY; APNEA |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
FALLING OFF COUCH. PASSING OUT. SYNCOPE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT WAS LAYING ON NEW COUCH & WAS COVERED IN HIVES WHEN WOKE UP; HIVES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
DAD WRAPPED PT UP TIGHTLY AT HOME LAST PM & FELL ASLEEP W/PT ON COUCH, FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE THIS AM; DEATH OF UNK CAUSE |
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
MOM FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE & FACE DOWN ON INSIDE OF THE COUCH AT HOME, M OM & PT SLEEP ON COUCH TOGETHER; CARDIAC ARREST |
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT WAS @ HOME WRESTLING W/ BROTHER PASSED OUT ONTO COUCH. DX SYNCOPE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
23 YO FEMLE WAS SLEEPING ON COUCH AT HOME ALLERGIC REACTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT WITH RASH X 1 WEEK. SYMPTOMS BEGAN AFTER SITTING ON SOFA AT WIFE'S F OR FOR 5-6 HOURS. INCREASED ITCHINESS. D: SCABIES. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A COUCH, MOTHER BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
WAS SLEEPING WHEN THE SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF AND THE WENT IN THELIVING ROOM THE COUCH WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT WAS THERE. SMOKE INHALATIO |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Alcohol |
PT CALLED EMS SLEPT ON COUCH HAS BACK PAIN + ETOH DX// ALCOHOL INTOXICATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
21 YO FEMALE SLEPT ON NEW COUCH BED BUG BITES |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
61 YO FEMALE SLEPT ON COUCH AND WOKE UP WITH RASH ALLERGIC REACTION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Mattresses |
PT STATES THAT FRIEND WAS ASLEEP ON HER COUCH, FRIEND'S SON CAUGHT THE MATTRESS ON FIRE. DX. SMOKE INHALATION. FD NOT ATTENDED. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Liquid drugs |
PT IS IDDM. TAKES ***. SLUMPED OVER ON COUCH WITH SEIZURE ACTIVITYAT HO ME. DX HYPOGLYCEMIA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS,TS.PT FELL OFF A COUCH. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
PT SLEPT ON HIS FRIEND COUCH AND WHEN HE AWOKE HAD A RASH ALL OVER BODY CONTACT DERMATITIS |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
FELL OFF COUCH CONTINUES TO CRY WELL BABY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
MILD SMOKE INHALATION:R ELBOW CONT:STATES CAUGHT COUCH ON FIRE,STATES 'WAS IN THERE 10-15 MINUTES" S.O.B.,FELL LAST WK,ELBOW PAIN, +FIRE DEPT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
FOUND ON SOFA UNRESPONSIVE FOR 30 MINUTES THEN CAME TO-ADMIT FOR SYNCOP E |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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