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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 138
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT VOMITED, FELL OFF COUCH AND STARTED HAVING A SEIZURE, ALSO W/ABD PAI N AND UNABLE TO HEAR OUT OF EAR; SEIZURE, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| PATIENT WITH FEVER, MOM PLACED ON COUCH TO SLEEP, MOM WENT TO KITCHEN & HEARD PT FALL OFF COUCH, SAW WHOLE BODY SHAKING; FEBRILE SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 2 months | 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 |
| MOM BUCKLED PT IN SWING & WENT TO BED, 7 YO SIBLING TOOK PT OUT & PUT O N COUCH, MOM FOUND PT FACE DOWN ON COUCH NOT BREATHING; CARDOPUL ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Tables |
| PT ROLLED OFF COUCH AND STRUCK HEAD ON COFFEE TABLE, IMMEDIATELY CRIED AND EYES ROLLED BACK; SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/30/2008 | Age: 3 months | 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, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT TURNED BLUE, NOT BREATHING X4, FELL OFF COUCH ONTO SOFT CARPET YESTERDAY; APNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 23 months | 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 |
| PT WAS LAYING ON NEW COUCH & WAS COVERED IN HIVES WHEN WOKE UP; HIVES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 1 months | 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 |
| DAD WRAPPED PT UP TIGHTLY AT HOME LAST PM & FELL ASLEEP W/PT ON COUCH, FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE THIS AM; DEATH OF UNK CAUSE |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| MOM FOUND PT UNRESPONSIVE & FACE DOWN ON INSIDE OF THE COUCH AT HOME, M OM & PT SLEEP ON COUCH TOGETHER; CARDIAC ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 1 months | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A COUCH, MOTHER BROUGHT IN FOR EVALUATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 3 months | 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 |
| FELL OFF COUCH CONTINUES TO CRY WELL BABY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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