Accidents - Blankets - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,822
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	617	Upper Trunk:	218
Head:	184	Knee:	110
Face:	101	Neck:	90
Upper Leg:	88	Ankle:	86
Shoulder:	75	Eyeball:	73
Elbow:	71	Finger:	59
Lower Leg:	14	Foot:	14
All Of Body:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Blankets, Medical equipment, general
PT HAS A RIGHT HIP PROSTHETIC DEVICE AND BENT DOWN TO PUT A BLANKET OVE R TOES AND IT POPPED OUT OF PLACE DISLOCTED HIP PROSTHESIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets, Furniture
PT CARRYING A BLANKET AND STEPPED ON IT AND FELL STRUCK KNEE AGAINST A PIECE OF UNSPECIFIED FURNITURE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 63 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: Blankets
L RIB FX/63YOF FELL 5 DAYS AGO WHEN TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET. STARTED AS BACK PAIN, NOT MUSCLE SPASMS L RIB AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
PT TRIPPED OVER BLANKET-LEFT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
PT TRIPPED OVER BLANKET AND FELL DX: HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
WAS FOLDING A BLANKET, STEPPED ON CORNER OF IT & FELL TO CONCRETE (R) HIP PAIN------ACUTE GROIN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
80YOF WAS HOME TRIPPED ON HER BLANKET FELL LANDED ON RT HIP; HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets, Foods
TRIPPED OVER BLANKET AT HOME FALLING FORWARS STRIKING FACE ON 25LB BAG OF SUGAR INJ NECK AND FACE DX NECK STRAIN FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Blankets
CHI. PT'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A BLANKET AND FELL HITTING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT CAUGHT FOOT ON AFGHAN WHILE GETTING OFF OF COUCH. DX: R TRIMALLEOLAR FX, R LAT MALLEOLUS FX, TALUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Keys, key rings or key chains
RT OPEN FEMUR FX.PT GOT FEET TANGLED IN A BLANKET AND HAD KEYS IN POCKE T AND FELL ON THEM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Blankets
PT GOT UP LAST EVENING AND GOT TANGLED IN THE BLANKET AND FELL HEMATOMA TO LEFT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
PT TRIPPED OVER BLANKET HANGING OVER EDGE OF BED. DX: R SHOULDER DISLOCATION/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
77 YOF SLIPPED ON A BLANKET ON FLOOR AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD SUST AINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
NASAL BONE FX. PT FELL OVER A BLANKET HITTING LANDING ON FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
HIP & ELBOW FXS-TRIPPED ON BLANKET-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
PT'S SHOULDER PX INCREASED AFTER LIFTING BLANKETS LAST PM. DX: SHOULDER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Blankets
REACHING FOR BLANKET AND DISLOCATED HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
PT TRIPPED ON BLANKET & FELL ONTO RT KNEE;UNABLE TO GET UP. NO LOC. DX: CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
PT WAS SHAKING OUT A BLANKET AND FELT INSTANT IRRITATION IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
HIP FX-TRIPPED ON A BLANKET-FELL ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
PT REPORTS THAT SHE GOT UP DURING NIGHT AT HOME TO GET BLANKETS, TRIPPE D AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON WOODEN BED. DX. PELVIC FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
PT TRIPPED ON BLANKET AT HOME CAUSING FRACTURE TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Blankets
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON BLANKET, HIT BACK OF HEAD DX: HEAD INJ . SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED ON A BLANKET AND FELL DOWN 15 STAIRS. DX: C2 FX, R SPHENOID FX, R ORBITAL WALL FX, BILAT RADIUS/ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets
51YFC TRIPPED ON BLANKET FELL HITTING ELBOW/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OVER BLANKET LAST NITE, FELL ON BOTH KNEES, BOTH REPLACED LAST YEA R -RIGHT ANKLE PAIN,HIT FACE ON FLOOR DX;P CONTUSION RT&LEFT KNEES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Blankets
TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD -LOC C/O HEAD AND B ACK PAIN DX- CONCUSSION THORACIC CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
PT FRACTURED HIS FACE BY TRIPPING ON A BLANKET & FALLING TO THE FLOOR A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Blankets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AT HOME TRIPPED ON A BLANKET AND FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A CLOSET RACK C LOSED HEAD INJURY THEN DEVELOPED WEAKNESS POSSIBLE CVA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN BLANKET AND LIFTED IT TO HIGH TRYING TO UNTANGLE IT. DX L HIP PAIN/STRAIN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
URTICARIA: RASH, ARM, BACK, CHEST, USED NEW BLANKET TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
74 YO FEMALE HAS HIVES AND ITCHING WHEN UNDER BLANKET AT HOTEL ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
87YOF WAS HOME FELL OUT OF BED WHILE TRYING TO FIX BLANKETS,HIT FLOOR; PELVIS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
REPORTS KICKING HER FOOT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE BLANKET&HEARD A POP >>SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 88 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
ABRASIONS UPPER BACK - 88 YO FEMALE PRESENTS VIA AMBULANCE FROM NURSING HOME AFTER A FALL - TRIPPED ON BLANKET AND FELL AGAINST BUREAU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 82 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: Blankets
DX LLE CONTU: LLE SWELLING AND CALF PAIN SINCE FALL, PT WAS FOLDING A BLANKET AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL...UNILATATERAL LLE SWELL'G SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Blankets
SLIPPED ON BLANKET/KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS GETTING OUT OF BED TRIPPED OVER A BLANKET AND FELL TIO THE FLOOR STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Blankets
PT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL WHEN HER LT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A BLANKET HITTING HER CHIN. DX - CHIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Blankets
PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN A BLANKET AND WHEN PULLED TOES OUT FELT A POP IN ANKLE STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Blankets
79 YO TRIPPED OVER BLANKET INJURED SHOULDER DISLOCATION SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Blankets, Beds or bedframes
INJURED FINGER PULLING BLANKET OFF OF A BED. DX- 5TH L FINGER FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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