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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 133
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| 69YOF IN WHEELCHAIR SITTING ON A SLIPPERY PILLOW,WEARING A SLIPPERY NIGHT GOWN,TRIED TO PUSH HERSELF UP,FELL STRIKING FLOOR;CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE PICKING UP PILLOW FROM FLOOR AT NURSING HOME HEAD CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Pillows, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| DX CEPHALAHEMATOMA/13 DAYS S/P MECHANICAL GROUND LEVEL FALL: WALKING WITH AID OF WALKER, SLIPPED ON PILLOW AND HIT HEAD ON GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| AWOKE, TRIPPED ON PILLOW FELL BACK STRIKING HEAD ON CHEST OF DRAWERS AT THE NURSING HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pillows, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 89 YO FEMALE TRIPPED OVER PILLOW AND FELL TO FLOOR AND HIT HEAD ON COUCH - BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pillows, Chairs |
| AT HOME PT STS THOUGHT SAT IN CHAIR-HAD PILLOW-IT SLIPPED-PT HIT R FOREHEAD,NLOC,DX R SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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