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Accidents - Portable food or beverage coolers - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 987
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:220Shoulder:191
Upper Trunk:173Knee:146
Head:73Wrist:71
Hand:71Eyeball:40

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2006Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT LIFTED UP A COLLER STRAINED UPPER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Floors or flooring materials
68 YOF TRIPPED OVER COOLER, FELL TO FLOOR LAC OVER L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER WHILE PICKING UP ICE CHEST SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS CARRYING A COOLER AND FELL ON SLICK FLOOR SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
CONT;ABRAS R HAND/53YOF AT HOME LAST PM, TRIPPED OVER A COOLER AND INJU RED R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
ACUTE BACK PAIN WHILE POURING WATER OUT OF COOLER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
TRIP & FALL OVER ICE CHEST FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT LIFTED A HEAVY COOLER AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PAIN LIFTING ICE CHEST(COOLER)/LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Other
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
INJ LT SHOULDER WHEN LIFTED A HEAVY COOLER FULL OF FOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Ceilings and walls
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING FROM A PORTABLE COOLE R AND STRIKING A WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
52 YO MALE LIFTED ICE CHEST LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
66YFC FELL ONTO KNEE WHILE CARRYING A FULL COOLER OF MEAT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PT TRIPPED OVER A COOLER IN HER GARAGE AND FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE ON THE D RIVEWAY LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Tables
TRIPPED OVER COOLER,HIT TABLE,FELL ONTO FLOOR RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
PATIENT LIFTED HEAVY COOLER AT HOME DX: RT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2006Age: 63 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 AT SUPERBOWL PARTY, LIFTING COOLER, STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable food or beverage coolers
LUMBAR CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT BACK ON A COOLER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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