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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,284
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT SLIPPED ON A MAGAZINE AND FELL. DX: R HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SOME BOOKS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE AND FELL. D: FEMUR FX. ADM IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Magazine racks or book ends |
| PT C/O FALL. PT SLIPPED ON MAGIZINE AND FELL AND HIT MAGAZINE RAXK. DX RIB FRACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT SLIPPED ON A MAGAZINE, FELL BACKWARDS STRICKING BACK SUSTAINED " BACK PAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PAIN AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BOOKS LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT WAS AT CHURCH, A BOOK FELL FROM HAND, BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP, PASSE D OUT, SUSTAINED" SYNCOPE" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| DROPPED A BOOK ON FOOT. DX. L FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Pens and pencils |
| MUSCLE SPASM-(SHOULDER)-WALKING INTO HOME-CARRYING MAGAZINES-BENT OVER TO PICK UP PENS-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT FROM HOUSTON TO PHX AND A FLIGHT ATTENDENT AC CIDENTLY DROPPED A MAGAZINE ON PT EYE DX CORNEAL IRRATATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| CONTUSION WRIST AND HIP - 87 YOF FELL WHILE STANDING ON A PHONE BOOK TO HANG A PICTURE ON THE WALL, C/O PAIN RIGHT HIP AND WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| KNEELING MAKING SCRAPBOOK AND INJ KNEE--PAINFUL NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| LACERATION LEG - 82 YOF WAS SITTING IN HER DEN AND WENT TO SIT UP AND L ACERATED HER RIGHT LOWER LEG ON CORNER OF A BOOK STICKING OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| TRIPPED IN LIBRARY AND HIT HEAD ON SOME BOOKS AND LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| DROPPED BOOKS ON TOE DX: FX R TOE, CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 52 YOM WAS STRUCK BY CORNER OF NOTEPAD IN RIGHT EYE CAUSING ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2004 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| WENT TO PICH UP A MAGAZINE LOST BALANCE / FELL DX: R HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION HEAD AND CHEST - 66 YOF RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL GOT HOME, TRIPPED OVER SOME BOOKS ON FLOOR AND FELL HITTING HEAD AND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT FELL CARRYING BOOK INJURED WRIST DX FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| READING A BOOK W/O GLASSES TURNED PAGE -PAGE SCRATCHED EYE CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 60 YOF SUFFERED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN A BOOK HIT HER IN THE RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Containers |
| HURT BACK LIFTING BOX OF BOOKS DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 84 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: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Floors or flooring materials |
| SCALP LACERATION, CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WALKING, CARRYING WEEK-END MAIL, MAGAZINES, LOST BALANCE, FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR IN DINING ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT DX RT WRIST SPRAIN - S/P MVA 10 DAYS AGO PAINFUL,SWOLLEN) AND BOOK FELL ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE DROPPED A PHOTO ALBUM CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HE R LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT LIFTING UP A PILE OF BOOKS AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT WITH FAST HEARTRATE. WAS MOVING BOOKS WITH HIGH EXERTION TODAY. SUDD EN ONSET OF SYMPTOMS. D: TACHYCARDIA, THROMBOCYTOPENIA, CHF. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT WAS STANDING ON BOOKS AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| LIFTING HEAVY BOOKS PREVIOUS WEEK BICEP TENDINITIS / BURSITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| 82 YOF FELL LAST SUNDAY AND STEPPED ON A BOOK LYING ON THE FLOOR CAUSIN G HER TO FALL FORWARD HITTING RT. SIDE OF HER FH. BRUISE ON LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/11/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| GOT OUT OF BED BECAME DIZZY & FELL DX: SYNCOPE, HEART BLOCK, FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| TRIPPED OVER BOOKS, DX. WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| REACHING FOR BOOKS AND FELL CONTUSING HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOOK AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks, Beds or bedframes |
| PT LAYING PROPPED UP IN BED READING A BOOK FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN SHE G OT UP SHE FELT A PULL IN NCK STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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