Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,207
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	86
Year 1999:	226
Year 2000:	56
Year 2001:	77
Year 2003:	107
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	188
Year 2009:	146
Year 2010:	104

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 73 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: Refrigerators
73 YR OLD MALE WEAK AND REACHING FOR REFRIGERATOR DOOR,CONTROLLED HIS F ALL AND ADMITTED FOR NEAR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
DX BENIGN PERIPHERAL VERTIGO BPV/ESSENTIAL HTN: 58YOWM HIT HEAD ON REFREIDGE DOOR LAST P.M.. EMESIS AFTER; C/O ~24HRS OF DIZZINESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2010	Age: 95 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Stools
95YOM WAS SITTING ON A STOOL AND PASSED OUT AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE REFRIGERATOR ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
WALKED TO THE REFRIGERATOR AND PASSED OUT. DX: SYNCOPE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 56 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: Refrigerators, Chemicals
56YOM WORKING ON HIS REFRIGERATOR AND INHALED WHAT HE THINKS WAS *** DE VELOPED COUGHING AND CHEST TIGHTNESS INHALATION INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Foods
PT GETTING A DRINK OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND PASSED OUT SYNCO PE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 59 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: Refrigerators
PT TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR. DX; WEAK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 65 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
REACHING TO RETRIEVE WATER FROM REFRIGERATOR, FELL TO FLOOR/CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 74 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: Refrigerators
PT BENT OVER TO OPEN THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND DEVELOPED SEVERE NAUSEA AND ROOM SPINNING VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE REACHING UP ON TOP OF REFRIGERATOR, PULLED REFRI GERATOR OVER ON HIM/ SYNCOPAL EPISODE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS SLEEPING IN CABIN W/MALFUNCTIONING PROPANE REFRIGERATOR. DX: CO POISONING. COHB 23.8.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 80 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL ON REFRIGERATOR, SLID TO FLOOR AT HOME DX: WITTNESSED SYNCOPAL EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 75 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: Refrigerators
~PT DIZZY, FELL HITING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DX:DIZZINESS/HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT WORKING OUTSIDE ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME BECAME DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS AT SISTER WHEN SHE DRANK AN UNKNOWN LIQUID FROM REFRIGERATOR THAT SHE THOUGHT WAS WATER. POSSIBLY HUMMING BIRD FOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 69 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: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
C/O DYSPNEA, SORE THROAT, BELIEVES DUE TO EXPOSURE TO MOLD FROM REFRIGE RATOR AT APT., TRYING TO GET IT REPLACED DX: INTERMITTANT DYSPNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 73 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: Refrigerators
HYPOGLYCEMIA,MILD DEHYDRATION - FELL IN KITCHEN AGAINST REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 58 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: Refrigerators, Chemicals
PT. GOT NEW REFRIGERATOR ON FRIDAY, *** LEAKING. DX. DIZZINESS, HEADHU RTING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
BENT DOWN TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR AND WHEN RAISED UP PASSED OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2001	Age: 81 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: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/20/2000	Age: 75 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: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators, Ammonia, household
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1999	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/1999	Age: 72 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: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/1998	Age: 80 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: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/1998	Age: 53 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: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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