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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 390
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER BLANKET THAT WAS IN FLOOR AND FELL HITTING HEAD CONTUSION FOREHEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets |
| PATIENT WENT TO THE CLOSET TRYING TO GET A BLANKET, STEPPED TO THE SIDE TWISTED AND FELL ONTO LEFT SIDE. DX-LEFT HIP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets |
| WIFE SET SELF ON FIRE, PT THREW HER TO THE GROUND WITH HIS HANDS&USED A BLANKET WHICH HAD, ?EMBERS HITTING HIS LOWER EXTS>>BURN, NO FD DOC FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets |
| 59 YOM USED A SECOND HAND BLANKET AND DEVELOPED RASH; ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets |
| 79YOF WAS HOME HAD A CORNER OF A BLANKET HIT RIGHT EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets |
| 53YOF WAS AMBULATING AROUND THE HOUSE WITH A BLANKET TONIGHT,FELL INJURING WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| AT HOME FELL COVERING FLOWERS W/ BLANKET,HIT HEAD ON BRICK WALL,+LOC C/O HANDS BEING NUMB,DX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| PT, WHO IS ON ***, TRIPPED OVER BLANKET AT DIALYSIS CENTER AND FELL LAC ERATING HEAD. NO LOC. D:HEAD LAC, SUPRATHERAPEUTIC INR, ESRD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets, Televisions |
| PT, WALKING TOWARD TELEVISION, TRIPPED ON BLANKET FOLDED UP ON GROUND, FELL AND LANDED ON HIP. D: FEMORAL NECK FX, ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nonelectric blankets, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| T'D OVER A BLANKET ON THE FLR&FELL HITTING HEADONTO THE DRESSER >> CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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