Accidents - Televisions - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,060
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Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 71 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: Other
Product: Televisions
71 YO F WHILE WATCHING TV DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN-UNSPECIFIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FELL / HIT CHEST ON T.V. DX: RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A TELEVISION SET AT A FRIENDS HOUSE FELL STRIKIN G CHEST AGAINST IT FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Televisions
74 YOM INJURED BACK LIFTING A TV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2002	Age: 80 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: Televisions
FELL AGAINST A T.V. INJURING HER BACK AREA. BACK CONTUSION $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions
FELL AGAINST TV. LT RIB PAIN, TAILBONE PAIN. DX; FX 10TH, 11TH RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions, Television tables or stands
PT TRIPPED AT HOME STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A TELEVISION SET WHICH FELL O FF THE STAND ANTO HIS CHEST FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT WITH EXTENSIVE MEDICAL HISTORY WITH COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN WHEN GETT ING OFF COUCH AFTER WATCHING TELEVISION DX: ACUTE BACK PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions, Beds
PT LYING IN BED WATCHING TELEVISION C/O BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
PT WAS WATCHING HER TV WHEN HER PACEMAKER BEGAN FIRING UP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 84 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: Televisions
TV REMOTE FELL ON CHEST, ALSO FELL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO/ CHEST CONTUS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Televisions, Stairs or steps
67 YOM WAS CARRYING A TELEVISION; LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN STEPS. FRACTURE, RIGHT 5TH RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 59 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: Other
Product: Televisions, Beds
59 YO F IN BED WATCHING TV DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
CHEST PAIN BEGAN WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME. DX: CHEST PAIN ACUTE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
PAIN TO CHEST WHILE WATCHING TV CAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	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: Televisions
CHEST WALL PAIN. PT WAS CARRYING A TV AND DEVELPOPED PAIN IN CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
PAIN TO CHEST WHILE WATCHING T.V. DX: CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
CHEST PAIN WHILE WATCHING TV CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 75 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: Televisions
DX LEFT RIB CONTUSION: LIFTING HEAVY TELEVISION, SLIPPED AND FELL, STR IKING CHEST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
WATCHING TV AT HOME AND SUDDENLY HAD ONSET OF CHEST PAIN. DX: ACUTE CH EST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
CHEST CONTUSION-TRIPPED AT HOME & FELL STRIKING CHEST ON CABLE BOX. C/O CHEST PAIN. DENIES SOB. NO LOC OR HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Televisions
ONSET OF CHEST PAIN AT HOME WHILE WATCHING TV. DX; CHEST WALL PAIN SEC ONDARY TO SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHACARDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Televisions
C/O LT SIDED WEAKNESS MOVING A TV IT FELL HITTING LT SIDE DX: WEAK NESS, CAD, UTI, CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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