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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks |
| PT CLIMBING ON FOOTSTOOL TO DUST AND FELL RESULTING IN FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A FOOT STOOL IN HER LIVING ROOM WHEN ANSW PHONE & INJURED R WRIIST DX FX R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Footstools, ottomans or hassocks, Floors or flooring materials |
| LT WRIST SPRAIN: FELL AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER OTTOMAN, FELL ONTO CARPETED LIVING ROOM FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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