Accidents - Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,594
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Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Tables
PT WAS CLIMBING, REACHING UP TO GRAB SOMETHING OFF OF A SHELF IN KITCHE N AND FELL ONTO KITCHEN TABLE. DX. MULT R RIB FXS, UNILATERAL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL WHILE MOVING AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER STRIKING CHEST ELBOW AND KNEE MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT @ HOME REACHING UP ON SHELF STRAINED UPPER TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
74YOF WHILE IN HER KITCHEN,SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR,STRIKING THE CABINET; RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A CABINET; DEVELOPED CHEST WALL PAIN. CH EST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL AND HIT HER BACK ON THE VANITY. DX: MIDBACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER A RUG&FELLHITTING CW ONTO A CABINET >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Vacuum cleaners
PT RUNNING THE VACUUM CLEANER AND TRIPPED OVER A CORD STRIKING CHEST ON A BOOK CASE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST CABINET @ HOME DX MULTIPLE RIB FXS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
62 YO F CHEST WALL STRAIN/PAIN DEVELOPED PAIN AFTER MOVING A BOOKSHELF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHEST WALL CT-FELL AGAINST A CABINET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL WHERE SHE FELL AGAINST A CUPBOARD 5 DAYS AGO, C/O LEFT RIB PAIN. DX-LEFT RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
N/H PT WAS LEANING ON PLASTIC SHELVES THAT FELL TO GROUND, PT UNABLE TO GET UP C/O (R) RIB PAIN DX- RIB CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RAN INTO CABINET DOOR, CP DX; CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE REACHING FOR CUPBOARD DOOR DX: RIB INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT A GROCERY STORE SLIPPED ON A WET FLOOR STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A M ETAL SHELF SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Stairs or steps
FALL DOWN STAIRS MOVING BOOKCASE, DX; CHEST - ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WORKING IN CABINET CONTUSED CHEST WALL ON CABINET EDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Sheets or pillowcases
61YOM WHILE GETTING OUT OF BED,FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE SHEETS,FELL HITTING THE CABINET;LEFT RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS HOLDING A CABINET & STRETCHING TO REACH SOMETHING & HIT CHEST DX; CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL IN THE STORE STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A SHELF SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
DX RIGHT RIB FRACTURE: FELL AGAINST CABINET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL IN THE BATHROOM AT HOME. HIT RIB AREA ON TOILE T PAPER HOLDER. DX. RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials
PT IN GROCERY STORE WHEN SHELF FELL ON HER KNOCKING HER TO THE FLOOR - CONTUSED UPPER FRONT TRUNK/R HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
TRIPPED OVER RACK HIT CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL W/UPPER BACK/NECK AGAINST CABINET. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN CERVICAL, NECK, BACK, ABRA L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL INTO CABINET @ HOME, HIT CHEST DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT CLIMBING ON CABINET AND FELL AND HIT CHEST ON EDGE OF CABINET CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CHEST WALL CONT. PT LOST FOOTING STRIKING A BOOKSHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 72 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
DX CONTUSION TO CHEST: FELL AND HIT CHEST ON HUTCH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
GOT UP IN THE NIGHT TO GO BATHROOM IN THE DARK HIT A CABINET RIGHT RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST CABINET/CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT SLIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON CABINET. DX: RIB FX X2, SCALP LAC 2 CM & 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
THOR SPR. PT WAS INJURED WHEN SHE FELL HITTING A CABINET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 90 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: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PULLING SOMETHING FROM SHELF AND FELL BACKWARDS RIB FRACTURE/SHOULDER I NJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
STUMBLED AND FELL THURSDAY HITTING R POSTERIOR RIBS ON A CABINET. DX. CONT CHEST, ETOH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
RIB FX. PT FELL BACKWARDS HITTING A CABINET DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Metal containers
THOR BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK PUTTING CANS IN A CABINET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT PRESENTED WITH THORACIC BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING AND MOVING SHELVES A T HOME. DX=THORACIC BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
CONTUSED RIBS SECONDARY TO FALL WHILE CLIMBING ON CABINET, FALLING ON LEFT SIDE ON RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PAIN TO CHEST TRIPPED AND FELL HIT CABINET DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Ceilings and walls
CABINET FELL OFF WALL DX: CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT BLACKED OUT AND FELL BACKWARD HITTING BACK ON SHELVES DX: RIB FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT FELL INTO CORNER OF CABINET LAST PM AND HAS SIDE PX. DX: FALL. 2/2 PARKINSON'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Stairs or steps
CARRYING BOOKCASE DOWN STAIRS, STUMBLED&FELL BOOKCASE FELL JAMMING CW " RIB FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
73 Y/O F INJURED L RIB AREA WHILE LIFTING HEAVY ITEMS OFF SHELF AT STOR E. DX; L CHEST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AT *** STRUCK IN THE CHEST WITH THE ROTATING METAL RACK THAT HOLDS T HE PLASTIC BAGS CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STUMBLED AND HIT RIBS ON CABINET AT HOME. DX. RIB FX, CONT CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT COOKING ON SUNDAY AND FELT THE ROOM SPINNING AND FELL STRIKING CHEST ON A CABINET CONTUSION CHST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
79 YO F L CHEST WALL PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER CABINET*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING UPPER TRUNK AGAINST A CABINET THORA CIC CONTUSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO CABINET. DX. L CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT HAD FALL IN BATHROOM 24 HRS AGO AND STRUCK RIBS ON TOILET PAPER DISP ENSER. CONTINUED PAIN. D:MULTIPLE POSTERIOR RIB FXS. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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