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Accidents - Sheets or pillowcases - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,312
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Wrist:229Lower Trunk:186
Ankle:160Toe:153
Upper Arm:99Head:86
Knee:83All Of Body:76
Finger:68Foot:68
Face:38Shoulder:30
Upper Trunk:15Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
PATIENT TRIPPED ON SHEETS AND FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED HAND. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/11/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
PT HAS BACK PAIN W/STRETCHING TO PLACE SHEETS ON BED. DX: LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
RT KNEE FX-PT GOT FOOT TANGLED UP IN SHEETS YESTERDAY AS SHE PICKED THE M UP TO WASH THEM. FELL ON RT KNEE. HAS PAINFUL WEIGHT BEARING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
FOOT CAUGHT IN SHEET WHILE GETTING OUT OF BED TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
NH STAFF STATES PT GOT WRAPPED UP IN SHEETS AND FELL OU OF THE BED. DX . LAC L FOREHEAD, CONT HEAD, FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
DX:SUBDURAL HEMATOMA WITH SHIFT, UNCAL HERNIATION, BRAINSTEM INFARCT. T RIPPED ON BEDSHEETS HIT HEAD ON DRESSER. PT ULTIMATELY EXPIRED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/13/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Blankets
TRIPPED OVER BED SHEETS WHILE REACHING FOR BLANKET AND FELL FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/29/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
PATIENT WAS PULLING THE SHEETS OFF THE BED AMD TWISTED HER RIGHT HIP. DX-RIGHT HIP STRAIN, SPASM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
FX RT HIP - TRIPPED ON SHEETS @ ECF AND FELL ONTO HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/11/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
BENDING OVER CHANGING BED LINENS AT HOME AND BECAME DIZZY, LONG HISTORY OF *** USAGE. DX DIZZYNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Floors or flooring materials
LEFT GREAT TOE INJURY. PT INJURED TOE WHEN GETTING FOOT CAUGHT IN A SHE ET AND FALLING TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
TRIPPED - FELL ON A SHEET SPRAIN RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
74 Y.O. W MALE W/CHI. PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN BED SHEET & FELL. PT ADM. E 8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/31/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
PT INJ WRIST WHILE REMOVING SHEETS FROM BED DX: LT WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
SCALP AB-TRIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS-WHILE CARRYING SHEETS AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2002Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
PT INJURED ARM PICKING SHEETS, DISLOCATION L HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
RT ANKLE FX - CAUGHT FOOT IN A SHEET AND FELL @ 10 AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
FELL AT NH. RT RIB PAIN. TRIPPED OVER HER BED SHEETS AND FELL. DX; MULT RIB FX'S
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/26/2002Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
PT CARRYING SHEETS AT HOME, TRIPPED AND FELL, FX LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
TRIPPED OVER SHEETS GETTING OUT OF BEDDISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
PT WAS PULLING SHEETS OFF BED AND FELL. DX: R HIP DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/07/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Ceilings and walls
TWISTED IN SHEET GETTING OUT OF BED, FELL, HIT WALL ANKLE SPRAIN,LUMBAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
ACUTE SPRAIN RT WRIST - HURT WRIST WHILE SHAKING OUT SHEETS @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2002Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
NURSING HOME PT. GOT TOE CAUGHT IN A BED SHEET THIS AM. TOENAIL AVULSION LEFT GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2002Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Bedsprings or bedframes
RT HAND LAC-@ HOME-CHANGING BED SHEETS-HIT HEAD BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
CAUGHT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO PULL DOWN BED SHEETS DX: SPRAIN RT. 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2002Age: 95 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
SHOULDER CONTUSION - FOOT GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE BED SHEET AND SHE TRIPPE D AND FELL INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2002Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Bedsprings or bedframes
PT TANGLED IN SHEETS STRUCK HEAD ON HEADBOARD, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2002Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Beds
PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN BENDING OVER TO TUCK IN SHEETS INTO BED, VERT EBRAL COMPRESSION FX L 1 AND L 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sheets or pillowcases, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN STEPS FOOT CAUGHT ON SHEETS - FRACTURE HUMEROUS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2002Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Sheets or pillowcases
PT TRIPPED OVER SOME BEDDING SHEETS AT HOME STRAINED LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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