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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 697
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| A 82 YOM ROLLED OFF COUCH, FOUND IN ASYSTOLE, DX CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 74 YOM HAD NEAR SYNCOPE PUSHING A COUCH AT HOME. DX-PRESYNCOPE, ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS,CS.86YOF FELL OFF A COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 105 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 105 YOF PT FOUND ON THE COUCH BY EMS NOT BREATHING AND PULSELESS. SUDD EN DEATH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 80 YOM WAS FOUND BY EMS LYING ON SOFA. DX-SYNCOPE EPISODE,ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 51 YR OLD FEMALE DIZZY AND GOT UP QUICK FROM COUCH TO ANSWER PHONE RESU LTING IN VERTIGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 72 Y FEMALE FELL ON COUCH AT HOME, FOUND TO HAVE ACUTE COPD EXACERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DX HTN/HYPOVLEMIA/RENAL INSUFFICIENCY: 63YOM WALK' F KITCHEN BECAME DIZZY; FELL ONOT COUCH/ C/O LT-HEADED & CONTINUED DIZZINESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/19/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 80 YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL HITTING CHEST AGAINST WOODEN ARM OF SOFA DX. DIZZY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 60 YR OLD FEMALE LIT A CIGARETTE AT HOME AND IT FELL ON COUCH THEN CURT AINS CAUGHT FIRE AND APT BURNED DOWN WITH SMOKE INHALATION,FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Floors or flooring materials |
| 62 YO F GETTING UP FROM COUCH, FELL IN FLOOR PASSED OUT. DX FALL WITHOU T INJURY, LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 58YO M; PT WAS FOUND ON COUCH UNRESPONSIVE,PT. WAS INTUBATED DX: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION# |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 62YOF INTOXICATED BAC 160 SMOKING A CIGAR AND CAUGHT COUCH ON FIRE COUG HING COHGB OF 4.4 SMOKE INHALATION FD ON SCENE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Rugs or carpets |
| 79 YR OLD MALE FELL OFF COUCH ONTO CARPET AND COULD NOT GET UP BECAUSE OF WEAKNESS IN ALL OF BODY,ADMIT TO OBSERVE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| DX VERTIGO: 71YOF HAS HAD RS NECK PN X 2WKS. LAST NOC PT GOT UP OFF COUCH & HAD BACKACHE/RS NECK PN/DIZZINESS; |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 67 YR OLD FEMALE LIT CANDLES IN HOUSE,FELL ASLEEP AND HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON COUCH-SMOKE ,FIRE DEPT ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 83 YOF WAS SITTING ON COUCH, WALKED TO BEDROOM, SLUMPED OVER DRESSER. DX-SYNCOPE, ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 66YOM WAS SITTING ON COUCH AND HAD A SYNCOPE EPISODE, ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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