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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 302
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Furniture, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82 YOF WAS BROUGHT TO ER BY HER DAUGHTER WITH MULTIPLE BRUISES. PT. ADM ITS TO FREQUENT FALLS AGAINST FURNITURE AND ON FLOOR. CONTUSIONS, MUL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Furniture, Floors or flooring materials |
| 90 YOF HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FREQUENT BOUTS OF UNSTEADY GAIT AND WEAKNE SS WITH H/O NUMEROUS FALLS AGAINST FURNITURE/ FLOOR. MUL. CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Furniture |
| PATIENT FELL ON FURNITURE. DX-MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS, HEAD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Furniture |
| 81 YOF REPORTEDLY HAD LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST FURNITURE AT HO ME; LIVES ALONE. MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Furniture |
| PT WAS HELPING DAUGHTER MOVE INTO HOUSE, LIFTED FURNITURE, DX MUSCULAR ACHES/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Furniture |
| TRIPPED OVER FURNITURE - STATUS POST FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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