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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,902
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82YOF WHILE IN HER BATHROOM,FELL STRIKING FACE ON TOILET PAPER HOLDER, FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING CHEST;FACIAL LACERATION,CHEST TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 77 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 FELL AT HOME AND HIT CHEST ON CABINET. DX. RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 FROM CABINET, DX; FX RIB, FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 58 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Televisions |
| STRUCK HEAD ON SHELF AND WHEN WATCHING TV, DEVELOPED ARM WEAKNESS, ; HAVING TIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Exercise |
| SHELF FELL ON PT, WHILE WORKING OUT AT GYM DX: RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT FELL AND HIT BACK AGAINST CABINET DX: COMPRESSION FX T11 AND T12 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 60 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 |
| TRIPPED IN KITCHEN, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO SHELF (NO LOC)--RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 58 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 |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT HIT CHEST ON A CABINET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 63 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 |
| CHEST PAIN-WHILE REACHING INTO A CABINET-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 78 YOM SLIPPED AND BATHROOM AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST WALL ON SINK VANITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | 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, Trays |
| RIB FX. PT FELL OVER A TABLE TRAY AND INTO A CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 85 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 |
| C/O TRAUMATIC RIB PAIN LEANED ON A CABINET, FELT A POP, BENT OVER, DX-CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SUS FRACTURED VERTEBRA DUE TO FALL INTO CABINET% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 87 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 |
| 87YOF HIT UPPER BACK ON BOOKSHELF WHEN SHE ACCIDENTLY FELL BACKWARDS AT THE OAKMONT LONGWOOD RETIREMENT HOME;BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 72 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: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SHOPPING AND FELL AND HIT SIDE ON CLOTHING RACK AT STORE RESULTING IN C HEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60 YEAR OLD FEMALE, LARGE FILING CABINET FELL ON HER CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | 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 |
| 52 YOF WAS OPENING A CABINET AND IT FELL OVER ONTO HER CHEST CAUSING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 88 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 |
| 88YOM WAS REACHING INTO HIS CUPBOARD LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING UPPER BACK;BACK CONTUSION/FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| C/O CHEST PAIN STATUS POST FALLING 2 DAYS AGO WHILE REACHING FOR ?SOMET HING&LEFT SIDE OF CHEST STRUCK A SHELF>> RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 79 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 |
| AT HOME TRIPPED & FELL INTO METAL SHELF INJURED RIBS DX CHEST WALL CONT USION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 70 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 AND HIT SIDE OF CABINET. DX- FRACTURED RIBS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 58 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 WAS REACHING ON A SHELF AND FELT RIB POP, FRACTURE OF EIGHTH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 87 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 AND HIT SHARP CORNER ON A CABINET AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 80 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 CONTU, CHEST WALL, R, S/P FALL/ABRASIONS, HAND, R, S/P FALL: TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN TUBING AT HOME, FELL HIT CHEST/HAND AGAINST CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 71 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 |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO CABINETS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 89 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 |
| FX 6, 7, 8TH RIB, FELL HAND HIT QUILT RACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| HAS HAD FREQUENT FALLS, FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT TOILET PAPER HOLDER H AS PAIN TO (R) RIB DX- RIB FX SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 62 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 WAS REACHING UP ON A HIGH SHELF FOR AN OBJECT AND FELT A PULL IN CHE ST STRAINED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 66 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, Medical equipment, general |
| PT REACHING ON A HIGH SHELF FOR AN INSULIN PUMP AND FELL OVER FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| BACK LAC-FELL-HIT A METAL SHELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 91 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 |
| CONTUSION RIBS - 91 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH HUSBAND - PT FELL AGAINST A SHELF IN HER BEDROOM - DARK BEDROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | 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 |
| FELL ONTO SHARP CORNER OF CABINET DX: RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | 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 |
| PT WAS DOING WORK AT HOME AND FELL AGAINST A WOODEN SHELF AND SUSTA INED A CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| COMPRESSION T8 FX-FELT PAIN AFTER PUSHING A CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT PASSED OUT AND FELL LANDING ON MANTEL.DX: SYNCOPE, CHEST WALL PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 67 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 |
| FELL BACK, HIT CHEST AGAINST FILING CABINET, DX;CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 55 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 |
| CONTUSION RT.SIDE OF RIB CAGE.PT.REFERS ACCIDENTALLY BUMP INTO KITCHEN CABINET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 81 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, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks |
| PT REACHING FOR A BOOK ON BOOKSHELF AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX// COMPRESSION FX T-SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 66 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 FXS-HIT A HUTCH-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 71 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 |
| CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN FELL INTO A RACK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 59 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: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT REACHING FOR SOMETHING ON A SHELF AND FELT A PULL IN CHEST TREATED F OTR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT AT THE ALF FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A SHELF FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 64 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: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| ACC FELL HITTING CW AGAINST VANITY >> MULTI RIBS FXS/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 83 YOF FELL AGAINST A HUTCH SUSTAINING FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 88YFC FELL HITTING UPPER BACK AGAINST A VANITY/FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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