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Accidents - Portable food or beverage coolers - 50+ years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 643
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:166Upper Trunk:82
Shoulder:68Knee:68
Ankle:68Foot:68
Lower Leg:59Upper Arm:30
Face:15Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/25/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PATIENT HURT WHEN LIFTING ICE CHEST OUT OF TRUCK DX: LT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PATIENT DROPPED A COOLER ON HER HAND. DX-RIGHT HAND CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT INJURED LIFTING COOLER; LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT DROPPED A COOLER ONTO RIGHT FOOT THAT WAS FULL OF WATER CONTUSION FO OT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
HIT KNEE ON COOLER CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2005Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT TRIPPED OVER ICE CHEST. DX: R HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
SCRAPED LEG ON HINGE OF COOLER SATURDAY. RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
LUMBAR STR;DDD OF LUMBAR SPINE/66YOM YESTERDAY GOT UP FROM SITTING POSI TION AND NOTED PAIN LOW BACK. DAY BEFORE CARRIED ICE CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
SPRAIN L ANKLE R/O FX: WALKING DOWN HILL AT JAMBOREE-IN-THE-HILLS, COOLER FELL ON ANKLE WHEN SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2005Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
DX RIB FRACTURE: FELL BACK IN BOAT AND HIT CHEST ON COOLER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/28/2005Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
RIB FX - STRUCK RIBS ON EDGE OF COOLER AT GROCERY STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
1.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC-FELL WHILE CARRYING A COOLER-@ CHURCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
LOW BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING HEAVY COOLER/L-STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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