Accidents - Pillows - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,262
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Neck:	272	Lower Trunk:	197
Upper Trunk:	154	Upper Arm:	151
Head:	99	Eyeball:	85
Hand:	71	Lower Leg:	70
Elbow:	69	Shoulder:	31
Face:	30	Knee:	15
Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
L HIP PAIN AFTER TRIPPING OVER PILLOWS DX; HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
TRIPPED OVER PILLOW AT HOME SHOULDER STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Pillows
HAND BURN-PILLOW CAUGHT ON FIRE-USED HAND TO PUT FIRE OUT-@ HOME-NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER PILLOW FELL IN FLOOR AND FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
BACK STR. PT FELL OVER A PILLOW STRAINING BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
PELVIS FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
LIFTING A PILLOW HEARD A "SNAP" FRACTURE LEFT ELBOW LEFT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
69 Y/O F INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN TRIPPED ON PILLOW AND FELL TO FLOOR A T HOME. DX; LAC L CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows, Chairs
PT FLUFFING SOME PILLOWS AND FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST THE ARM OF A CHAIR FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
TRIPPED OVER PILLOW/FOREHEAD CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
CORNEAL AB-HIT W/A THROWN PILLOW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows
SLIPPED TRYING TO PICK UP PILLOW AT NH/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
PT WITH KNEE SPRAIN, TRIPPED OVER A CUSHION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	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: Pillows, Tables
BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PILLOW, LOST BLANCE&FELL HITTING HEADTONO NIGHT STAND " CHI/CONTS/FREQUENT FALLS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows
SLEPT ONTO A PILLOW NOT HIGH ENOUGH, AWOKE C NECK PAIN " TORTICOLLIS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
C/O NECK PAIN S/P USING A NEW PILLOW ' MS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows
PULLED SOMETHING WHEN SHE PULLED ON A PILLOW. DX- CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
TRIP OVER PILLOW FX HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows, Tables
GETTING OUT OF BED TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND HIT A TABLE HAS RIB FX, L IP CONT, CHEST WALL CONT, SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT TRIPPED OVER PILLOW AND HIT HEAD ON NIGHT STAND DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
FACIAL CONT. PT FELL WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PILLOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
PT AT HME FLUFFING PILLOWS HIT EYE WITH FINGERNAIL / DX L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
CERVICAL STRAIN SLEEPING ON A PILLOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows, Beds or bedframes
PT IN THE BED IN THE NURSING HOME AND GOT LEG TANGLED UP IN THE PILLOW COMPLAINING OF HIP PAIN STRAINED HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
PT GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW CAUSING A FALL. DX. FEMORAL NECK FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PILLOW AND FELT A POP IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pillows
TRIPPED OVER PILLOW/SHOULDER DISLOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
SLIPPED ON HIGHRE PILLOW LAST PM,NOW C SERVER NECK PAIN " MS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
PT WITH NECK PAIN AFTER SLEEPING ON HIGH PILLOW. D: CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
NECK STR. PT STRAINED NECK WHEN SLEEPING ON AN UNCOMFORTABLE PILLOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
NECK STRAIN-C/O PAIN TO NECK AFTER SLEEPING WITH TOO MANY PILLOWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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