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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 412
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:89Face:73
Lower Arm:71Wrist:71
Ankle:59Eyeball:15
Neck:15Elbow:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/09/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
DX CONTU CHEST WALL: PT RAN INOT CLOTHES RACK, SUNDAY C/O LOWER R RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
BACKED INTO CLOTHES RACK CONTUSION RIGHT THORAX *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SUSTAINED ELBOW FRACTURE WHILE PULLING A CLOTHESLINE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2008Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT TRIPPED ON CLOTHESLINE-FX NASAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Beds or bedframes
74YOF GETTING UP OUT OF BED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,FORGOT THAT A CLOTHES RACK WAS BESIDE BED,TRIPPED FELL AGAINST RACK;RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
WAS TAKING CLOTHES OFF OF CLOTHESLINE AND FELL HIT HEAD C/O HEAD AND NECK PAIN DX- MULTIPLE CERVICAL VERTABRA FX SDH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/13/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WALKED INTO A RUSTED CLOTHESLINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Stairs or steps
MOVING RACK OF CLOTHES DOWN STAIRS PREVIOUS DAY WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
KNEE ANKLE STRAIN. PT FELL. TRIPPED ON CLOTHING RACK. TWISTED ANKLE & L ANDED ON R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2008Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
TRAUMA RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHELINES FELL DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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