Accidents - Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,605
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Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT A DRAWER OF HER CHEST, LOST BALANCE AND HIT C ORNER. DX. FX RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PATIENT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE 4 DAYS AGO, HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST ONO HIS DESK, C/O LT SIDED CHEST PAIN. DX-RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 81 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL AGAINST DRESSER AND THEN THE FLOOR AT *** WHERE SHE RESIDES. FRACT URE 8TH LEFT RIB
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 85 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PATIENT STUMBLED AND HIT LEFT CHEST AT NURSING HOME WHERE SHE RESIDES. FRACTURE OF 4TH RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WITH CHEST PAIN. BEGAN WHILE FIXING CHEST OF DRAWERS. D:ACUTE CORONA RY SYNDROME, UTI. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING DRESSER DX; BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 67 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT SPRAINED HER THORACIC SPINE WHILE CLEANING UNDER A DESK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 64 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: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials
T'D&F HITTINGCW TO THE CORNER OF A DESK THEN ONTO HW FLR >>RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT REACHING FOR SOMETHING AT THE NURSING HOME AND FELL STRIKING CHEST A GAINST THE DRESSER FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 94 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT SLIPPED STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A DRESSER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RI BS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Ceilings and walls
PT GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WAS DISORIENTED FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST THE WALL THEN AGAINST A DRESSER FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 78 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: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PATIENT FELL AGAINST DRESSER DRAWERS-RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TRIPPED OVER DESK DX: RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 88 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
LEFT CHEST WALL CONT. PT FELL INTO A DRESSER WHEN GETTING DRESSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WAS FELL INTO DRESSER AFTER LEG GAVE OUT. RIB PAIN. D: RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 74 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WITH CHEST CONTUSIONS FROM FALL WHILE SITTING AT DESK AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 72 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL AGAINST A DRESSER THEN TO FLOOR @ HOME AFTER SYNCOPAL EPISODE - CONTUSED UPPER BACK, ADMITTED FOR CARDIAC WORK-UP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL, HIT R RIBS ON DRESSER DX; FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Cardboard products
SEVERAL BOXES OF DESKS FELL ON HER AT *** LT RIB CAGE CONTUSION CH CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TRIPPED HIT RIBS ON DRESSER IN BEDROOM FALL CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Alcohol
CHEST CONTUSION-FELL ON DRESSER HITTING CHEST. SMELLS STRONGLY OF ETOH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 83 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT CHEST ON DRESSER AT HOME TODAY DX// CHEST CONTUSION HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 96 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL AGAINST DRESSER/CHEST WALL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PULLING A DRAWER, FELL BACKWARDS DX: ACUTE LBP, POSTERIOR RIB CONTUSI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PAIN TO CHEST FELL HITTING DRAWER DX: FRACTURE TO RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 62 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A DRESSER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 74 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
HIT DRESSER BLUNT TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 67 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TRUNK CT-RAN INTO A DRESSER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PATIENT TRIPPED GOING TO THE KITCHEN AT HOME, FELL OVER CEDAR CHEST. DX-FRACTURE RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2007	Age: 65 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
65YO,M,THORACIC STRIAN, LIFTING DESK AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Alcohol
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST DRESSER AT HOME. ETOH INVOLVED. DX: LT 8TH RIB FX/ALCOHOL ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 66 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A DRESSER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT FELL AND HIT RIBS ON DESK. DX: RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 91 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT FELL AGAINST DRESSER - CONTUSED CHEST (UPPER TRUNK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2007	Age: 60 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: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL HITTING DRESSER FX 2 RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL AGAINST DESK/RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	Age: 86 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: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
BUMPED INTO A DESK HURRYING TO BATHROOM, FELL, HAS MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO T-SPINE, RT FOREARM, WRIST, HX OF OSTEOPOROSIS ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 70 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets, Beds or bedframes
FELL OUT OF BED, HURT RIBS ON DRESSER DX RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT WAS PUSHED INTO A DRESSER DX: RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
LEFT RIB CONT. PT WALKED INTO A DRESSER WHEN POWER WENT OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 76 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
76 YOF FELL AGAINST DESK CONT CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT FELL IN DRESSER HIT CHEST ON DRESSER DX// CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
C/O SHORTNESS OF BREATH, DRAWER FELL ONTO CHEST, PAINFUL. LEFT RIB FRACTURES, LEFT HEMOTHORAX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 52 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT FELL A WEEK AGO STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A DRESSER CONTINUED PAIN CONT USION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 68 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
CHEST WALL CONT/68YOF FELL DOWN AT HOME AND HIT CHEST WALL ON DRESSER. C/O PAIN IN CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 51 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT MOVING A DRESSER AT HOME AND IT FELL STRIKING CHEST SUSTAINED A CO NTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT TRIPPED ON CORD,FELL ON DRESSER ON RT CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 71 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A DRESSER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO CHE ST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 71 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: Other
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
WOBBLY LEGS AND GOT UP AND FELL AGAINST DRESSER. HURTING LEFT LOWER RIB CAGE. DX: TENDERNESS TO LEFT LOWER RIB CAGE AREA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 88 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL GOING TO BATHROOM AND HIT BACK ON DRESSER RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT FELL AT HOME AND HIT CHEST ON DRESSER A COUPLE DAYS PTA DX: RT RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
BENT TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM UNDER DESK/THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
FELL AGAINST DRESSER FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2007	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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT DESK DX: RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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