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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 605
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:156Lower Arm:86
Eyeball:76Lower Trunk:76
Shoulder:70Knee:68
Finger:38Upper Trunk:15
Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/10/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Ceilings and walls
55YOWF TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CLOTHES RACK AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON WALL. D X. ABRA L KNEE, FX L 1ST FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
73YOM RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE WITH RIGHT EYE, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Benches
82YOF AT SON'S HOUSE HANGING UP A CLOTHES LINE WAS STANDING ON A EXERCISE BENCH FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD;CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2010Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
85 YOF TRIPPED OVER THE DOG AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON THE CLOTHES RACK SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Floors or flooring materials
60 Y/O BF TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES RACK FELL IN FLOOR AND CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Metal containers
DX FALL TO GND/RIB CONTU/SUPRATHERAPEUTIC INR: 80YOM IN PANTRY & HIT R FOOT ON LEG OF DRYING RACK, FELL STRIKING L LAT' CHEST ON CANNING JAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
79YOF TRIPPED OVER THE METAL FOOT OF A CLOTHES RACK AND FELL, LANDING ON HIP DX: PUBIC RAMUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/05/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
52 YO F HIT TOE AGAINST CLOTHES RACK CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
79YOM CLOTHESLINE SNAPPED HIT HIM IN THE ARM/ MULT SKIN TEARS LT FOREAR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
82YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHESLINE FAINTED,FELL+LO C,R FOREARM ABRASION,L CHEEK ABRASION, DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/04/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
TRAUMA LT.SHOUDER.52YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING CLOTHES,CLOTHESLINE FELL ON SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
70YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HANGER RACK DX: HEAD CONTUSION, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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