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

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,000
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Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 60 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: Sinks
WENT TO RESTROOM AND FELL AGAINST SINK. DX CHEST WALL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE STANDING AT THE SINK AT HOME FELL TO TH E FLOOR FRACTURED RIBS- ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 76 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: Sinks
76 YOM FELL INTO SINK CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 75 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: Sinks
PT. TRIPPED AND FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING SINK INJURING CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	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: Other
Product: Sinks
PT WAS STANDING BETWEEN SINK WASHING HER HAIR WHEN SHE HURT HER BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 79 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: Sinks
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL, HIT RIBS ON KITCHEN SINK, PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sinks, Garbage disposers
73 YOMC UNDER HIS SINK GETTING READY TO CHECK ON GARBAGE DISPOSAL & GOT CHEST PAIN/ESOPHAGEAL SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
FELL IN BATHROOM HIT BACK ON SINK LOST BALANCE DX RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 65 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: Sinks
65 Y/O M C/O FALL - FELL AGAINST SINK. DX: RIB CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	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: Sinks
FRACTURE RIBS - 74 YOM FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING CHEST ON SINK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 69 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: Sinks
PANCREATITIS, CHOLECYSTITIS - 69 YOF FELL HITTING HEAD ON SINK ON 7/15, HAD ABD PAIN AT THAT TIME, STILL HAS ABD PAIN AND NAUSEA, NO V/D
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 74 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: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
WASHING FACE IN BATHROOM, FELL BACKWARDS, AND HIT CHEST ON EDGE OFMARBL E SINK, AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX CHEST WALL AND LEFT ARM CONTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 59 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: Fracture
Product: Sinks
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST SINK. COMPLAINING OF CHEST WALL PAIN.D : PNEUMOTHORAX, RIB FRACTURE, ABRASION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
LOST BALANCE, STRUCK FLANK AREA ON SINK/MULT RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 73 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: Sinks, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR HIT SINK DX: LT. RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FELL AGAINST SINK, THEN CABINET IN BATHROOM DX. RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 81 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: Fracture
Product: Sinks, Handrails, railings or banisters
T4 COMPRESSION FRACTURE - FELL, HIT SINK AND RAILING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 93 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: Sinks
LT SIDE CHEST PAIN FELL AGAINST SINK 3/13 NIGHT DX: FALL CHEST WALL CON T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 81 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: Sinks
LOST BALANCE YESTERDAY AND FELL, HIT SINK, LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE, PT LIV ES ALONE. S/P FALL WITH CONTUSION TO RIGHT RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 97 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: Sinks
PT FELL HITTING CHEST ON SINK AT HOME, CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
LOST BALANCE & FELL AGAINST SINK DX: FRACTURE LT. 8TH RIB, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS, OLD SPINE FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
FELL HIT EDGE OF SINK FX RIB CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Sinks
FELL HITTING SINK IN BEDROOM RT RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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