Accidents - Computers - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,982
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Neck:	296	Finger:	211
Upper Trunk:	197	Lower Trunk:	173
Ankle:	157	Toe:	145
Wrist:	144	Foot:	138
Hand:	107	Eyeball:	91
Head:	77	Shoulder:	59
Elbow:	59	All Of Body:	59
Lower Arm:	15	Knee:	15
Face:	15	Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
COMPUTER MONITER FELL ON PT'S HEAD, NO LOC DX: PARIETAL SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	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: Other
Product: Computers
PT SITTING AT COMPUTER DEVELOPED L CHEST PX DX: CHEST PX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers
PT DROPPED A COMPUTER PC ON TOE, FX TO TOE WITH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers
FELL CARRYING COMPUTER, R 4TH FINGER PAIN DX: DISLOCATION RING FINGER, FX R 5TH MC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
CONTUSION CHEST WALL - 58 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE WHILE CARRYING A OMPUTER UNDER HIS ARM, C/O LEFT SIDE RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
51 YOM FELL ASLEEP AT COMPUTER CAUSING PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY TO LEFT AR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
THORACIC STRAIN-FELT PAIN WHILE CARRYING A COMPUTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
LACERATED THUMB ON HARD DRIVE OF HER COMPUTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Computers, Day wear
PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND RUBBING EYES WITH HANDS AND SHIRT AND MAY HAVE GOTTEN DIRT IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
CONTUSION L SHOULDER, PT TYPING ON THE COMPUTER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, ROM ABNORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PAIN MOVING A COMPUTER DX. LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
57 YO WORKING ON COMPUTER HAD BACK PAIN BACK PAIN(LOW BACK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Computers, House repair or construction materials
PARTIALLY AVULSED L GRT TOENAIL; WAS CARRYING COMPUTER & TRIPPED ON CON CRETE BLOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Computers
PT DOING ALOT OF TYPING ON THE COMPUTER AT HOME AND DEVELOPED NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN LEFT ARM CARPAL TUNNEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
72 YO TRIPPED OVER COMPUTER CORD HIT HEAD ON DRESSER HEAD INJURY CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
PATIENT DROPPED A COMPUTER ON HIS RIGHT FOOT & COMPLAINS OF CUTS TO THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT. DX - LACERATION OF GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
CHEST PAIN WORKING ON COMPUTER DX. CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2005	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
PT SUST LACERATION TO SCALP COMUTER FELL ON SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
COMPUTER FELL ON TOE RESULTING IN CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURE FOOT - 65 YOF WAS SITTING AT COMPUTER FOR LONG TIME, GOT UP AN D FELL ONTO HARDWOOD FLOOR INJURING HER LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
PT WAS CARRYINBG A COMPUTER MONITOR AT HOME AND FELL IT BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
DROPPED A COMPUTER ON L FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT AT COMPUTER THIS A.M., HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF BLURRED VISION AND SLIGHT HEADACHE DX: TRANSIENT VISION CHANGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVERE HEADACHE WHILE SITTING AT COMPUTER AT HOME. HEADACHE R/O ANEURYSM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT WITH NECK/SHOULDER/ARM PAIN X 1 WEEK. PAIN WORSE SITTING AT COMPUTER . D: MUSCLE INJURY, CERVICAL STRAIN, POSSIBLE CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Computers
LEFT WRIST CARPAL TUNNEL-C/O LEFT WRIST PAIN AFTER WORKING ON COMPUTER DAILY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT USING THE COMPUTER DOING BILLS, VISION BECAME BLURRED, BLURRED VISIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Computers
PT DROPPED 5IB COMPUTER EQUIMPMENT ON GREAT TOE. " HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
MID BACK PAIN NOTED AFTER MOVING COMPUTER & DESK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
WORKING AT COMPUTER FELT LIGHTHEADED HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
DROPPED COMPUTER ON FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers, Beds or bedframes
TRIPPED OVER COMPUTER, FELL ON BED, C/O NECK PAIN DX CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT WORKING AT COMPUTER FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME YESTERDAY, C/O L ANKLE P AIN DX: L ANKLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT SITTING FOR A LONG TIME AT A COMPUTER FELT A PULL IN NECK STRAINED N ECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT C/O NECK SHOULDER ARM PAIN. PAIN STARTED WHILE PT WAS SITTING AT COM PUTER. DX NECK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
PT DROPPED FAX MACHINE ON FOOT SUSTAINED " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
DROPPED COMPUTER MONITOR ON FOOT DX. FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers
CONTUSION FACE - 69 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL ON SIDEWALK THIS MORNING, HIT FACE, WAS TRYING TO USE A COMPUTER JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AND GOT DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT WAS ON COMPUTER AT HOME AND DEVELOPED HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
FELL GETTING UP FROM CPU DX- LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
SITTING AT COMPUTER -FELT BACK PULL PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT C/O HURT BACK. PT HURT BBACK LIFTING COMPUTER MONITOR. DX LOWER BACK APIN ACUTE SCIATICA LFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
WAS WORKING ON COMPUTER AT HOME, BECAME DIZZY AND HAD CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials
57 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON COMPUTER WIRE AND FELL TO FLOOR CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT BENT OVER TO UNHOOK HER CABLE WIRE AND FELT A SEVERE PAIN IN THE LOW ER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
ANKLE SPRAIN - 60 YOF GOT UP AFTER SITTING AT COMPUTER, FOOT HAD "FALLE N ASLEEP" AND SHE TWISTED HER RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT WAS SITTING AT HIS COMPUTER WORKING WHEN HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT ARM AND ARM FELT LIKE PINS AND NEEDLES ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
AT 7 PM, PT TURNED NECK WHILE SITTING AT COMPUTER, TURNED HEAD AND FELT NECK POP. DX. CERVICAL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Computers
PT CUT L FINGER ON METAL EDGE OF COMPUTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
PT HIT HAND ON COMPUTER PRINTER, SPRAINED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Computers, Chairs
FELL OFF CHAIR HITTING COMPUTER KEYBOARD DX. SCALP CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Computers
SITTING AT COMPUTER -TWISTED ANKLE GETTING UP SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials
FRACTURE TOE - 51 YOF INJURED HER RIGHT 3RD TOE WHEN SHE JAMMED HER TOE S AGAINST A COMPUTER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Computers
TRIPPED ON COMPUTER / FELL DX: L ELBOW FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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