Accidents - Scales - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,258
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	455	Head:	185
Toe:	144	Foot:	117
Knee:	86	Upper Trunk:	75
Upper Arm:	70	Shoulder:	62
Face:	30	Lower Arm:	15
Ankle:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
FELL TRYING TO GET ON BATHROOM SCALE AND LOST BALANCE SPRAINING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 105 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
FELL GETTING OFF SCALE. DX-MINOR HEAD INJURY, AGE 105
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FOOT LAC, PT INJURED FOOT WHEN STEPPING OFF A SCALE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT FELL HIT HEAD ON SCALE @ HOME REC FACIAL CONTUSION DX: FACIAL CONTUS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
83YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE USING A SCALE - FX RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
R UPPER ARM LAC/90YOF AT HOME TRIED TO STEP ON BATHROOM SCALE, SCALE MO VED & PT FELL BACKWARDS TO FLOOR, LANDING IN LAUNDRY BASKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
81YFC GETTING OFF SCALE KNEE GAVE OUT C/O FOOT PAIN/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
GOT DIZZY AND FELL WHILE STANDING ON SCALE IN DIALYSIS. DX. DIZZINESS, SHOULDER CONTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 65 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
ON SCALE TO BE WEIGHED AT DIALYSIS AND WAS SHAKY AND FELL STRIKING KNEE RESULTING IN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
FACE CT-FELL OFF SCALES WHILE WEIGHING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 78 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: Scales, Tables
PT SLIPPED OFF A SCALE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A TABLE AND THEN ON THE BED DX: SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P PT HIT HEAD ON A SCALE IN STORE PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT INJURDED WHEN FELL OUT AT DR OFFICE FELL AND HEAD HIT SCALE DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
LOST BALANCE&FELL FROM STANDING POSITION SCRAPING ARM ONTO A SCALE, NOW WITH SLURRED SPEECH, H/O IDDM ON INSULIN>>ABRS/CONTS/HYPOGLYCEMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 84 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
84 YOF, LOST BALANCE STEPPING OFF SCALE, FRACTURE SPINE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT WAS TRYING TO WEIGH HERSELF AT HOME WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF THE SCALE & LOST BALANCE FALLING ON BUTTOCKS.DX: S/P FALL,COCCYX SPRAIN.ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR WHILE GETTING ON SCALE/ FALL, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT. FELL WHILE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO WEIGH HER- *** RESIDENTDX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT KICKED A BATHROOM SCALE. DX: R FOOT CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
FELL GETTING OFF SCALE/ FX SACRUM,PUBIC RAMUS, LT ACETABULUM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT STEPPING UP ON A SCALE AT HOME AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BUTTOCKS CO NTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
HIT TOES ON THE RIGHT FOOT ON THE BATRROOM SCALES, C/O PAIN. ALSO C/O RT KNEE SWELLING. DX RT KNEE STRAIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
BUMPED TOE ON A SCALE IN THE HALL FRACTURE RIGHT THIRD TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	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 HERSELF ON SCALES AT HOME WHEN SHE STEPPED BACKWARDS AN D FELL. DX. LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
91 YOF FELL WHILE STEPPING ON SCALE AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Scales
60 YO M SUBLINGUAL HEMATOMA AVULSION FRACTURE TO TOE KICKED SCALE IN BATHROOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
FELL, GETTING ON SCALE AFTER DIALYSIS DX: LOW BACK & KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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