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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,017
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| 5MOF H/O HIRSCHSPRUNG'S DS, DAD RETURNED HOME FROM TAKING MOM TO WORK, CARRIED PT IN CAR SEAT IN HOUSE, LEG CAUGHT IN STRAP TAKING OUT;FEMUR F |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Stairs or steps |
| 6 MO MALE IN A CAR SEAT ON A STEP AND FELL. DX FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Rugs or carpets |
| 4MOF FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT OR INFANT CARRIER WHILE BEING CARRIED INTO HO USE BY MOM, FELL FORWARD ON CARPET HITTING BUTTOCKS/LEGS;FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2010 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Counters or countertops |
| 5 MOF IN CAR SEAT NOT BUCKLED IN ON COUNTER TOP, LEANED FORWARD, FELL T O FLOOR BELOW. DX: FRACTURE FEMUR, ABRASION FOREHEAD, CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Car seats |
| PT WAS AT HOME PLAYING ON A CARSEAT, LANDED ON THE ARM OF THE CAR SEAT CAUSING A CONTUSION TO BOTH THIGHS, PENIS AND ABD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Counters or countertops |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A CARSEAT FELL OFF THE COUNTER, PT FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT AND FX LT FEMUR. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Tables |
| FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT SITTING ON TABLE THEN TO FLOOR INJURING UPPER LEG. HAS FEMUR FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Car seats |
| 17 MOM HAS LEFT UPPER LEG PAIN AFTER LEG WENT SIDEWAYS WHEN BEING PLACE D INTO CAR SEAT BY PARENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| MOM TRYING TO PUT PT IN CAR SEAT AND HEAR A CRACK. DX FX UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE IN A CARSEAT ONTO WASHERMACHINE, FELL OFF ONTO TILE FLR >>FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| 4 MO OLD MALE FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 3 FT., HE WAS STRAPPED IN A CARSEAT AT HOME, & SEAT DCAME DISLODGED , & HE FELL OUT. DX: RT FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2007 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Counters or countertops |
| PT FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT THAT WAS ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER, FELL ON HER SIDE. DX: NON-DISPLACED RT SIDED FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| ANOTHER CHILD (1 YO) TRIPPED OVER PT IN CAR SEAT. DX. FX L FEMUR (UPPE R EXTREMITY) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2006 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Grocery or shopping carts |
| PT WAS STRAPPED IN A CARSEAT ON SEAT OF SHOPPING CART, WHEN HE FELL ONTO HIS HEAD, & LEGS- NO LOC. DX: FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Car seats |
| CONTUSED UPPER LEG WHEN GETTING CHILD OUT OF CARSEAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2006 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM CARSEAT TO HARDWOOD FLOOR & CRIES WHEN LEG MOVED D-FX FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. HAD L FEMUR ROD PLACEMENT 3WK AGO HAS OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTI. MOM PLACED HIM TO STAND'G FROM CARSEAT HE TUMBLED TO FLOOR. DX.: R FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Car seats |
| CONTUSION L THIGH - FELL WHEN PUTTING CHILD INTO CAR SEAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| MOM ACCIDENTLY DROPPED PT OUT OF CAR SEAT DX: FX LT FEMUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Car seats, Hot water |
| PT IN CAR SEAT ON FLOOR WAS BURNED WHEN BROTHER KNOCKED OVER TEAPOT W/ HOT WATER. DX: APPROX 10% TBSA PART THICK BURNS THIGHS/ABDOMEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Tables |
| PATIENT UNRESTRAINED IN CAR SEAT SITTING ON COFFEE TABLE AT HOME, FLIPP ED OFF TABLE,FELL FACE DOWN ON FLOOR; FEMUR FX., HEAD CONTUISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Car seats |
| PT CARRYING A CAR SEAT WHEN METAL ON THE SEAT STRUCK HER IN THE LEFT TH IGH LACERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Boxing |
| PT. WAS IN A CARSEAT AT HOME WHEN 10 YR. OLD BROTHER HAD BOXING GLOVES ON, PT. FELL ON FLOOR, FEET FIRST. DX: RT. FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2004 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| FELL FROM CARSEAT R DISTAL FEMUR FX R/O RT UPPER EXT.FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Car seats |
| MOM GETTING CHILD OUT OF CAR SEAT AND INJURED PTS LEG ACCIDENTALLY DX P AIN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| FELL OUT OF CARSEAT ( UNRESTAINED) & HURT LT. HIP /LEG IN FRONT OF GRANDPA'S HOUSE. DX: FEMUR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Car seats |
| BURN THIGH - PATIENT WAS PUT IN THE CAR SEAT - THERE WAS A PIECE OF UNC OVERED METAL THAT TOUCHED HER ON THE THIGH AND BURNT HER (CAR NS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Rugs or carpets |
| FELL 6 FT. FROM CARSEAT ONTO CARPETED FLOOR, WON'T STAND NOWDX: FEMUR F RACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Car seats |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2001 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Car seats |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2000 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Car seats, Hot water |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2000 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2000 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Tables |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2000 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Car seats |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2000 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/26/1999 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/1998 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/1997 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/1997 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Counters or countertops |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/1997 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Grocery or shopping carts |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/20/1997 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Car seats, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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