Accidents - Pillows - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,163
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	279	Mouth:	156
Wrist:	143	Face:	136
Lower Arm:	102	Foot:	90
Upper Arm:	61	Elbow:	57
All Of Body:	34	Unkown:	30
Eyeball:	18	Shoulder:	16
Neck:	16	Lower Leg:	12
Upper Leg:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows
PATIENT FELL WHILE PLAYING IN HOME BASEMENT WITH OTHER KIDS, THEY WERE PILLOW FIGHTING. BLOODY LOWER LIP. DX. VERMILLION LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
PT FELL OFF A STACK OF PILLOWS AND FELL ONTO LEFT FOREARM AND ELBOW. D : CONTUSION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows, Other bedding
4YOM-FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS-FELL WHILE PLAYING WITH BED CURTAIN & PILLOW LANDED ON ARM & TWISTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Pillows
FOAM PILLOW CAUGHT FIRE IN NEXT ROOM TO PATIENT, POSSIBLE SMOKE EXPOSUR E FOR ONE HOUR, FD NOT MENTIONED; SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 2 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: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
FELL BACKWARDS WHEN SIBLING HIT PT W/ PILLOW IT HEAD ON FLOOR NO LOC FA CIAL ABRS CHI HAPPENED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows
LAC TO HEAD WHEN TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A PILLOW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
4 CM LAC TO HEAD. PILLOW FIGHT WITH FRIENDS & STRUCK BOOKSHELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
3 YO M JUMPED OFF PILLOWS HIT ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 3 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OFF "BOPPY PILLOW" ONTO CARPET FLOOR BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows, Beds or bedframes
PT PROPPED UP ON PILLOW FELL OFF OF BED ONTO CARPET. DX: FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
DX:L SHOULDER STRAIN. BABY HAD ARM UNDER PILLOW AND TWISTED IT WHEN SHE ROLLED OVER. THEN WOULD NOT MOVE IT FOR AWHILE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
TRIPPED OVER PILLOW, ARM PAIN DX ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pillows
PT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND INJURED ELBOW. DX ELBOW DIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Cribs
LACERATION CHEEK - 4 YOF WAS PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHO SWUNG A PILLOW AT HER KNOCKING HER INTO THE BABY CRIB, LACERATION TO R CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pillows
PT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND STRUCK HEAD. DX CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
TRIPPED FELL OVER A PILLOW LEFT WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS JUMPING ON PILLOWS AND FELL STRIKING FACE OFF OF FLOOR. DX FACE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
PULLING ON PILLOWS, FELL ON FLOOR, CUT TONGUE DX: LACERATION TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
STRAINED ELBOW WHEN HAVING PILLOW FIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows
PT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND STRUCK HEAD DX HEAD LX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 21 months	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: Pillows
PT. JUMPING ON PILLOWS AND FELL, ABRAS TO FACE ON BRICKS. DX. ABRA L C HEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
HAVING A PILLOW FIGHT AND FELL AGAINST A SPEAKER AND RECIEVED A FOREHEA D LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW, HEARD POP TO RIGHT ARM AND NOW HURTS. DX. ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows
PT. HIT IN EYE DAYS AGO WITH A PILLOW, AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE- EYE RED DX: LT. EYE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pillows
CHI WHEN HIT WITH PILLOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
CONTUSED EYE WHEN HIT WITH PILLOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
SPRAINED FOOT WHEN JUMPING OVER PILLOWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
SPRAIN R WRIST - INJURED WRIST WHEN FLIPPING PILLOW BACK AND FORTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pillows
DISLOCATED ELBOW WHEN TRIPPED OVER PILLOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows, Cribs
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE FACE DOWN ON A PILLOW IN HER CRIB DEAD- CARDIOPUL MONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
3 YOM FELL ONTO PILLOWS SPRAIN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF OF A PILLOW AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX LOWER ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows
L FOOT PAIN; PLAYING WITH COUCH PILLOW; WALKING ON PILLOW & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
PATIENT TRIPPED ON A PILLOW AND FELL. DX-CLOSED FRACTURE 1ST METATARSAL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 0 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pillows
PT TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND INJURED HEAD. DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows, Blankets
MOM FED PT @ 1:00AM & PLACED PT ON FLOOR ON TOP OF BLANKETS & PILLOWS - MOM FOUND PT FACE DOWN & UNRESPONSIVE. D: CPR - UNRESPONSIVE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
RUNNING, TRIPPED ON PILLOW AND HIT COUCH/ LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pillows
PATIENT WOKE WITH BLOOD ON PILLOW FROM NOSE BLEEDING, NO KNOWN TRAUMA; ACUTE EPISTAXIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pillows, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS HIT W/PILLOW AND HIT WALL. DX: HEAD CONT/HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows, Beds or bedframes
CONTUSED EYEBALL WHEN TRIPPED ON PILLOW TO BED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
PT FELL ONTO PILLOWED AREA PT REFUSING TO USE RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows
PATIENT FELL IN DEN AGAINST CUSHIONS; LIP LAC., TOOTH INTRUDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pillows, Ceilings and walls
PT ROLLED OFF PILLOW AND HIT HEAD ON WALL. D: HEAD TRAUMA / MINIMAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
PT WAS JUMPING ON PILLOWS AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
FRACTURED WRIST JUMPING ON PILLOWS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pillows
FELL THIS AM, BIT PILLOW, FELL STRAIGHT FORWARD ONTO FACE; RT. ANKLE PAIN. DX: RT. TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pillows
PT DOING A BACK FLIP @ SCHOOL AND LANDED WRONG ON A PILLOW PAIN TO ELBOW. DX CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows
PT WAS PLAYING WITH PILLOWS - KNOCKED BACKWARDS AND BIT THROUGH BOTTOM LIP. D: FACIAL CONTUSION / LACERATION LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pillows
PT ROLLED OFF OF A PILLOW AND SUS AN ELBOW DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pillows
PATIENT FOUND "HUMPING PILLOW", MAY BE BEEN INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCH BY 2 YR OLD, BITTEN ON CHEST AT DAYCARE YESTERDAY; SEXUAL ABUSE, CHEST ABRAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pillows, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW ON THE FLOOR AT HOME AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON FLO OR. DX. SCALP HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pillows
PATIENT TWISTED LEG WHEN HAVING PILLOW FIGHT AT HOME; THIGH SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pillows, Tables
LACERATION SCALP - 5 YOM TRIPPED OVER A PILLOW AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTI NG HEAD ON NIGHT TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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