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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 707
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Ceilings and walls |
| HIT HEAD ON CEILING WHILE GETTING UP OFF COUCH. DX; SLIGHT SCALP CONTU SION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| FELL AT HOME STRIKING BACK OF HEAD ON COUCH DX CLOSED HEAD INJ W SCALP CONTUSION AND HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION HEAD - PATIENT FELL WHEN CARRYING A COUCH UP SOME STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 18 Y F WAS PLAYING WITH DOG AND HIT HEAD ON SOFA. DX: PAIN TO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF SOFA, HITTING HEAD C/O PAIN DX: BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL OFF THE COUCH AT HOME STRIKING FACE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 17 Y.O. B FEMALE W/CHI. PT HAD SYNCOPAL EPISODE @ HOME & FELL AGAINST C OUCH. PT ADM. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL LAST PM HITTING HEAD ON SOFA AT HOME, CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CONCUSSION HEAD - PATIENT REPORTS SHE WAS "PLAYING AROUND" AND FELL HIT TING HEAD ON WOODEN FRAME OF COUCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PLAYING WITH BOYFRIEND, BUMP HEADS ON SOFA CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT SLEEPING ON COUCH WHEN SHOT IN BACK OF HEAD BY FRIEND PLAYING. THOUGHT .357 REVOLVER WASN'T LOADED. D: GUNSHOT WOUND, HEAD. DOA. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT HIT HEAD ON COUCH WHILE MOVING IT 2 DAYS AGO. DX: CONCUSISON W/O LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| CHI. PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON A COUCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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