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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,076
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scales |
| PAIN RIGHT KNEE-FELL GETTING ON SCALE IN DIALYSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scales |
| PT WAS STANDING ON HER SCALE BENDING DOWN TO VIEW WEIGHT WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| PT AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE AND FELL GETTING OFF A SCALE FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS WEIGHING SELF ON SCALE AND FELL ONTO FLOOR FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| PT WAS GETTING ON THE BATHROOM SCALE AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL LANDI NG ONTO RIGHT HIP FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| AT DIALYSIS AND SLIPPED OFF SCALE AND TWISTED ANKLE FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Scales |
| PATIENT FELL OFF SCALES AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX: SPRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 80 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: Scales, Chairs |
| PT. WAS WEIGHING ON A SCALE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING EDGE OF CHA IR. CONTUSION OF UPPER RIB CAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| PT WAS WEIGHING SELF ON SCALES; FELL OFF SCALES BACKWARD; PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN------------DX: CONTUSION LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE FACE BY FALLING ON THE SCALE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| FELL GETTING ON SCALE AT DIALYSIS DX: RIB FX. / CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Scales |
| RT GREAT TOE CONTUSION.PT KICKED A BATH SCALE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Scales, Counters or countertops |
| WEIGHING SELF ON SCALES, LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON COUNTER, THEN FELL TO FLOOR. DX: HEMATOMA HEAD, CONTUSION GLUTEAL AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scales |
| PT FELL GETTING UP ON THE SCALE AT THE DRS OFFICE AND SUSTAINED AN ABR ASION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| RT FOOT LACERATION.PT STEPPED ON THE CORNER OF A BATHROOM SCALE AND LAC ERATED FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| PT WAS A HOME WHEN HE STUBBED HIS LT FOOT ON A BATHROOM SCALE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LT 5TH TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Scales |
| PT SLIPPED ON A SCALE IN THE BATHROOM AT HOME LANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS FRA CTURED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Scales |
| STUMBLED WHEN TRYING TO STEP UP ON SCALE & FELL BACKWARDS. INTRACTABLE LOWER BACK PAIN 2ND TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Scales |
| WAS AT DRS OFFICE AND TRIPPED OVER SCALE FELL AND HIT HEAD LAC TO TO HE AD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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