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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 820
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SITTING ON COUCH, JUMPED UP SUDDENLY AND HEARD POP IN CALF UPON STAN DING. D:MUSCLE STRAIN, LIKELY PLANTARIS TENDON RUPTURE/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT GETTING OFF COUCH, FELL TO THE FLOOR - FX R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SLIPPED FROM COUCH DX: LT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION / STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LEG LAC, PT WAS GETTING OUT OF RECLINING SOFA AND FOOT PORTION SPRUNG F ORWARD HITTING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT WAS AT HOME, RAN INTO A SOFA CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF COUCH INTO FLOOR @ HOME DX LOWER LEG PAIN 2ND TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Paper products |
| SKIN TEARS LEG, CONTUSION KNEE; WAS AT HOME, REACHING FOR NEWSPAPER, & FELL & HIT HER RT LEG ON THE SOFA, RT SHIN AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT GOT DIZZY AT HOME DUE TO HIGH SUGAR AND FELL INTO COUCH HAS PAIN TO LEG AND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Toilets |
| PATIENT WAS BEING TRANSFERRED BY FAMILY FROM COUCH TO POTTY CHAIR, LEG GOT CAUGHT. DX-LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT ROLLED OFF A COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF COUCH 2 TIMES TODAY HIT LOWER LEG DX// CELLULITIS RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/17/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL FROM COUCH, INJURED RLL DX; FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG-ACCIDENTLY HIT ON CORNER OF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Light bulbs |
| FELL FROM COUCH WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB, C/O PAIN TO BACK, R SHOULDER , R UPPER AND LOWER LEG, R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 64 YO FELL OFF SOFA CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF COUCH TO FLOOR @ HOME DX LEG PAIN, WEAKNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Alcohol |
| PATIENT FELL OFF THE COUCH AT HOME. DX-FRACTURE TIB/FIB, ETOH INTOXICATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL TO GROUND LEVEL FROM COUCH DX: CONTUSION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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