Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Paintbrushes or rollers, manual - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:75Upper Trunk:29
Neck:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/12/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual
SPRAIN BACK.PT.REFERS AFTER PAINTING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual
DX ACUTE APPENDICITIS: ONSET 4-5 D AGO RLQ PAIN, PT HAS BEEN PAINT'G HIS HOUSE THE LAST WK. NOTICED PAIN INC'G ESPECIALLY W WALK'G MV'MT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/17/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Ceilings and walls
73 YOF WAS PAINTING WALLS OF BEDROOM AND MOTION OF BRUSH AND LOOKING UP AT WALLS AND CEILING PT SUSTAINED CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Paintbrushes or rollers, manual, Ceilings and walls
DX THORASIC STRAIN/FB INDEX FINGER: PAINTING CEILING W ROLLER BRUSH AWOKE WITH MID BACK PAIN AND FB "PIECE OF WOOD" IN INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.