Accidents - Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,651
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Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
DIZZY AND FELL HIT HEAD ON COUCH AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
SUBDUAL HEMATOMA.PT ROLLED OFF A COUCH ONTO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE GETTING UP FROM SOFA FELL DOWN ON FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LYING ON COUCH, STOOD UP TOO FAST AND FELL DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS-LOST BALANCE-FELL BACKWARDS-HEAD HIT COUCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL OFF COUCH AT NURSING HOME. DX. SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY .*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME HEAD CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
GETTING OFF COUCH,TRIPPED & FELL INTO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER HITTING FACE + LOC;NECK PAIN. CONCUSSION W/LOC, CONTUS FACE/MANDIBLE, ABR GLABELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT GOT UP FROM HIS COUCH AFTER SLEEPING TO ANSWER THE DOORBELL AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SOFA FELL ON PT DX; HEAD, CHEST AND ABD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL FROM COUCH. DX: SAH, SDH, AMS, END STAGE RENAL FAILURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
HEAD CONT. PT FELL OFF COUCH HITTING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
DEVELOPED DIZZINESS/LIGHTHEADNESS WHILE GETTING UP OFF THE COUCH ON WAY TO KITCHEN THEN PASSED OUT&FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD>>HEMATOMA/SYCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT HAD A FALL AT HOME AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE COUCH PAIN IN HEAD- HEMATOMA TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 91 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT SONS HOUSE GOT UP QUICKLY OFF THE COUCH LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SUBDURAL HEMATOMA.PT ROLLED OFF A COUCH AND HIT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CHI. FALL ONTO HANDS WHEN STOOD FROM COUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS STANDING UP FROM COUCH WHEN HIT TOP OF HEAD ON CABINET DOOR. D: HEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
74 YOM FELL TODAY OFF COUCH ONTO FLOOR HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A HEMATO MA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
TRIPPED AND STRUCK RIB ON COUCH CONTUSING CHEST WALL AND CLOSED HEAD IN J
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
GOT UP FROM COUCH, FELL HIT HEAD. DX SYNCOPE, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
61 YO FELL OFF COUCH STRUCK HEAD ON CABINET HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT STOOD UP FROM THE COUCH AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL STRUCK HEAD SUSTAI NED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL FROM COUCH; NO LOC. DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Tables
FELL OFF COUCH HIT HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
56 YOM FELL OFF COUCH SHAKING TO FLOOR CONTUSION HEAD- NEW ONSET SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
CHI-FELL OFF COUCH TO FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Furniture
GOT UP OFF OF SOFA, FELT WEAK&FELL FROM STANDING HITTING HEAD AGAINST T HE FURNITURE, NO LOC>>CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/ARF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
70 YO FEMALE WAS DIZZY AND FELL AND HIT HEAD ON COUCH AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
FELL HIT BACK OF HEAD ON LOVESEAT. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SLIPPING OFF HER COUCH. CHI. UNCONTROLLED DM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PT'S HUSBAND LEFT HER ON THE COUCH, LATER CAME BACK FOUND HER ON THE FL OOR, S/P UNWITNESSED FALL, ?HITTING HEAD, NOW WITH ALTERED MENTAL STATU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
87 YO FEMALE FELL OFF COUCH TO FLOOR CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
HEMA TOMA HEAD ON COUCH
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL OFF COUCH AT HOME AND HIT HEAD DX// HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
DX SYNCOPE/BRADCARDIA/HYPOTENSION: STOOD UP FROM COURN/FELT DIZZY THEN WENT DOWN, HITTING HEAD ON COUCH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PATIENT SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY AFTER SHE FELL OFF A COUCH, C/O PERSISTENT EPISODES OF DIZZINESS, HEADACHE & NAUSEA. DX-POSTCONC. SYND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Alcohol
CONTUSION HEAD - 62 YO FEMALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING OFF COUCH AND BUMP ING HER HEAD - PT IS INTOXICATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
78 YO MALE FELL OFF COUCH TO FLOOR AT HOME HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 66 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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
GETTING OFF COUCH AND FELL HITTING HEAD RESULOTING IN NASAL FX AND SUBD URAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
DX PSVT - RESOLVED/DM: PT W H/O PSVT PRESENT W RAPID HEART RATE SINCE 1900 YTDY. W LIGHTHEADEDNESS W DIARPHORESIS W STANDING FROM COUCH
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CHI,CS,LS.PT ROLLED OFF A COUCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials
PT ROLLED OFF THE COUCH STRIKING HEAD ON THE FLOOR CONTUSION SCALP ADMI TTED FOR A LUNG MASS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Beds or bedframes
78 YO FEMALE FELL OFF COUCH YESTERDAY AND FELL OUT OF BED TODAY HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
68YOM WAS HOME SITTING ON THE COUCH WENT TO GET UP BECAME DIZZY FELL; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	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: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Glass doors or doors with glass panels
SITTING ON COUCH AND FELL OFF AND HIT GLASS DOOR RESULTING IN SUBARACHN OID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
HEAD CONTUSION,CS.PT FELL OFF A COUCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT FELL, HIT HEAD ON COUCH, LOC FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE, IN ER FOR EVAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
NAUSEA AND VOMITING AT HOME, ROLLED OVER FELL OFF COUCH. DX SCALP HEMAT OMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST COUCH. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SHOULDER STRAIN, KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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